LOW IRON LEVELS

December 1968 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”

Robert Auerbach

TLDR Low iron levels are not linked to hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia.

A study involving 28 women with androgenetic alopecia, aged 20 to post-menopausal, found that both serum iron levels and serum iron binding capacities were normal. The findings suggested that changes in hair follicles were unlikely to be related to iron deficiency. Instead, androgenetic alopecia was considered a normal response of hair follicles to aging and normal hormonal changes.

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