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I am losing handfuls of hair each time I take a shower...I ...


Sent to Health Experts April 30, 2006 1:09 p.m.

I am losing handfuls of hair each time I take a shower...I have really thick hair, but I dont know why so much of it is falling out every day.
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April 30, 2006 1:12 p.m. (3 minutes and 31 seconds later)

Have you just had a baby?



t's normal to lose between 80 and 150 hairs each day. These hairs have naturally reached the end of their growth cycle and loosen on their own, although brushing and shampooing may help them to shed.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030701/93.html

Edited by Two_Westies on April 30 2006 at 1:14pm


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