MOHD AAMIR ARAFAT
2 min readMay 17, 2023

HAIR LOSS AFTER PREGNANCY: CAUSES AND CURE

Colton Sturgeon
  1. INTRODUCTION

Having a healthy baby is a dream of every mother. However, getting a baby delivered comes with a lot of pain as well as some minor side effects and hair loss is also one of those.

After the pregnancy period is over and a woman delivers a baby, excessive hair shedding becomes a normal scenario.

The woman considers it as Hair loss, however, according to dermatologists, it is not the actual hair loss. Rather, it is termed as excessive shedding of hair after the delivery which is normal.

2. CAUSES OF HAIR SHEDDING AFTER DELIVERY

According to dermatologists, the main cause of hair shedding is the reduction in estrogen levels.

Estrogen is a female sex hormone that is responsible for the reproductive health of females and also other parameters related to the health of the body.

3. CURE FOR THE EXCESSIVE HAIR SHEDDING

Every disease has a remedy and so does the problem of the Hair Shedding. Hair shedding is only a usual problem that is normal after pregnancy.

Dermatologists say that a large number of females recover from this problem within a year of the delivery of the child.

The mothers are suggested to take care of their diet and health. The diet they take must be a balanced diet. Apart from this, dermatologists advise mothers to not use any shampoo or conditioner for their hair consisting of heavy chemicals.

Rather, the mothers are advised to wash their hair with a mild shampoo having minor chemicals inside them.

4. CONCLUSION

The problem of hair shedding that the mothers consider as hair loss is not a big problem at all. During this problem, the mothers must follow the prescribed principles and medications offered to them by the doctors and dermatologists to get rid of this problem easily.

MOHD AAMIR ARAFAT
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