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Re: baldness in pregnancy
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 23:48:46 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 30 Jun 2001, anne wrote: >
>33 years old nearly 7 months pregnant with second child, first pregnancy
>uneventful.stressful early part of pregnancy.amniocentesis proved
>everything to be fine.low heamaglobin, low b12.started loosing hair in
>5th month of pregnancy.now mostly lost all of her hair. will it come
>back?what is the cause?

Anne
It is called telogen effluvium. It should return, but may be several months.

-- William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth Private Practice New Orleans, La.
*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified health care provider. They are not intended to be the start of a physician-patient relationship.

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