Hair Loss After Pregnancy
For many women the hormonal changes going on in their bodies while they are pregnant actually makes their hair appear the healthiest it is likely to get, however after child birth the opposite can also be true. Many, many women suffer from hair loss after pregnancy and the main cause of this is the hormonal changes that occur after child birth, commonly around the three to six month time frame after delivery.
Reasons For Hair Loss After Pregnancy
After child birth there are very low levels of Estrogen in a woman’s body and this decrease in Estrogen is one of the major causes of hair loss. During pregnancy there is a heightened level of both Progesterone and Estrogen but after delivery these levels drop significantly which can trigger the hair strands into the Telagen (resting) phase of their cycle and begin to fall out.
Another reason for hair loss after pregnancy is if the woman was taking birth control medication and stopped to fall pregnant, the hormone imbalances that result are often to blame for hair loss. As it takes some time for the levels to change and the hair loss may begin around the same time as child birth, the woman puts two and two together and thinks that the birth of the child is the cause of her hair loss. In actual fact this may not be the case at all and it is more likely that stopping the birth control medication is the cause.
What Can Be Done About Hair Loss After Pregnancy?
The reason that the hair strands begin to fall out is that the replacement strand is already growing from the follicle and as such hair loss after pregnancy is only a temporary condition in the majority of cases. Naturally if the hair loss continues long after child birth you should consult a doctor, however time and patience is all that is needed in most situations.
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