Role of Iron in Telogen Effluvium Among Premenopausal Women

    January 2017 in “ Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Abeer Abdel-Hakam Hodeib, Yomna Mazid El‐Hamd Neinaa, Heba Mourad, Riham Ali Sabry Daba
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    TLDR Iron deficiency may contribute to chronic hair loss in premenopausal women.
    In 2017, a study was conducted on 40 premenopausal women with telogen effluvium (TE), a type of hair loss, and compared to 20 healthy women. The results showed that those with TE had significantly lower hemoglobin and serum iron levels, especially in chronic cases. However, there was no significant difference in serum ferritin levels, which reflect body iron stores, between the two groups. The study suggested that decreased serum ferritin levels might be a potential risk factor for developing chronic TE. Therefore, the study concluded that iron deficiency could potentially contribute to TE, particularly in chronic cases, and that iron status should be considered when assessing premenopausal women presenting with TE.
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