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Q: Reasons for hair loss

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 30th, 2009

In the past month i have noticed i am loosing hairs in the shower and math, just wen i run my fingers through my hair, mostly when my hair is wen but sometimes it comes out when it is dry. Most days i loose same, others i dont, it varies. I am also vegetarian, but i have been taking omega 3, multi vitamin and mineral supplements.

I just don't know how much hair to loose is normal, but i have never lost this much before.

girl, aged 14.

Replies(3)

Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on May 1st, 2009

Hair Loss, Hair Disorders Answer A6472

There are many reasons for hair loss. These include: increased stress (both physical-illness or emotional), inadequate function of the thyroid gland, and sexual hormone imbalances. Being a vegetarian might not let you receive all the necessary minerals and amino acids that are produced only in animals.

In the end, physical traction of the hair when wearing pigtails might additionally damage the root of the hair so you might lose it more easily.

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