04 / 06 · Condition
Thinning after pregnancy
- Clinical name
- Postpartum telogen effluvium
Pregnancy holds more hairs in their growth phase. After birth they move into the resting phase together, and fall out together a few months later. The follicles are not damaged.
What you'll see
- Shedding in handfuls, often around the hairline
- Starts two to four months after birth
- No bald patches
Course
- Typical onset
- 2–4 months after birth
- Course
- Usually resolves within a year
- Contagious
- No
What helps
Time. We have nothing that speeds it up, and we won't sell you something that claims to.
Nothing in the range is recommended for this.
See a clinician if
- Shedding continues beyond a year, or you also feel exhausted: thyroid and iron levels are worth checking.
- Hair loss is sudden, or comes out in round patches.
- The scalp is painful, weeping, crusting or smells.
- You see scarring, or skin where hair no longer grows back.
- Hair loss comes with fatigue, weight change or feeling cold.
General information, not a diagnosis.
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