A Case-Control Study of the Relationship Between Body Iron Stores and Non-Scarring Diffuse Hair Loss in Non-Menopausal Women

    March 2019 in “ IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”
    Veena Thimmappa, Narendra Gangaiah, Amruthavalli Potlapati, Chalve Gowda
    TLDR Low iron levels may be linked to hair loss in non-menopausal women.
    The study examined the link between body iron stores and diffuse non-scarring hair loss in non-menopausal women, involving 80 participants (40 with hair loss and 40 controls). It found a significant association between low iron stores (serum ferritin levels below 40 µg/L) and hair loss, with 57.5% of women with hair loss having low ferritin levels compared to 12.5% of controls. The study concluded that low iron stores were linked to diffuse hair loss, suggesting that screening and iron supplementation could be beneficial, although the effectiveness of supplementation was not determined. Anemia was also noted in many participants with low ferritin levels.
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