Postpartum Hair Loss Cause and Treatment Postpartum Hair Loss Cause and Treatment | Page 3

POSTPARTUM HAIR LOSS CAUSE
• HOWEVER, WHEN THE PREGNANCY IS OVER AND THE
HORMONES ARE BACK TO NORMAL, A GREAT
PROPORTION OF THE HAIR WILL ENTER INTO THE
CATAGEN PHASE WHICH ONLY OCCURS FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THEN, IT ENTERS THE DREADED
TELOGEN PHASE. DURING THIS PAHSE, HAIRS USUALLY
REMAIN ON THE HEAD FOR ABOUT 100 DAYS BEFORE
SHEDDING, THIS IS CALLED THE POSTPARTUM SHED
OR TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE
OCCURRENCE OF POSTPARTUM HAIR LOSS USUALLY
HAPPENS AROUND 3-4 MONTHS AFTER THE BIRTH OF
THE BABY. THIS CAN CONTINUE FOR A FEW MONTHS
AND UP TO A YEAR.