I am a 39 year old woman who had a baby 4
months ago. While I was pregnant I
noticed that after shaving my legs not as
much hair as usual was growing back. Only
about 1/4 of what I usually had. After I
gave birth, my
underarm hair didn't grow back much after
shaving, again only about 1/4 if that. I
also noticed then that my arms weren't as
hairy as they used to be. A couple months
went by and now my pubic hair is rapidly
falling out. I've been to the doctor and
my thyroid checked out normal. I made an
appointment with a dermatologist but they
can't see me until August! It's really
upsetting me. I don't want this to get
any worse. Any ideas what's going on?
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hobie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 7
an update Posted: 07-21-08 01:48am
An update for anyone who's interested.
Just as I feared, about a month ago my
body hair loss problem finally caught up
to my head. I woke up one morning with
hair all over my pillow. I'd run my
fingers thru my hair and get like 15-20
hairs falling out at a time. All my hair
loss seemed to be the hair in front, my
bangs and to the side. If I pull my hair
back in a pony tail you can see how it
thinned like crazy all around the front.
Even my eyebrows and eyelashes seemed to
be thinning, I noticed in the morning when
I wash my face like 3-4 eyebrows and 2 or
so eyelashes would fall out also. Well I
was finally able to see the dermatologist.
He said it is just telogen effluvium,
from having the baby. I've had 5 children
and this is the first time it's ever
happened to me. I thought it strange that
all my body hair was involved and also
that it occurred at different times, not
all at once. The doctor seemed very
unconcerened, of course it isn't his
problem! Anyway, I am relieved that after
4 weeks my head hair has stopped falling
out! And everything seems to be growing
back (except for part of my underarm hair
and a very small part of my eyebrow) still
waiting on that. The only thing that
puzzles me is I've noticed that the
majority of the hairs that grew back, most
noticeably on my legs and pubic area are
much thinner and finer. I hardly have to
shave my legs anymore because even though
the hair is there it isn't very
noticeable. I questioned the doctor why
this would be but he just talked around
it, never answering my question. I think
he either didn't know or didn't care.
Anyway I guess it's not a problem really,
just as long as the hair on my head grows
back the same I'll be thankful. Too soon
to tell yet. This whole ordeal
completely stressed me out which I'm sure
doesn't help at all. The doctor said it
could be up to a year before all is normal
again. I guess I'll just have to wait and
see. Has anyone ever had a similar
experience?
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