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September 2012 in “Turk Dermatoloji Dergisi” Low levels of ferritin and vitamin B12 are common in women with telogen effluvium, but the link between nutrient deficiencies and the condition is not clear.
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August 2023 in “Cutis” This review discusses the role of ferritin in iron homeostasis and its potential utility in diagnosing iron deficiency as a cause of hair loss, while noting that ferritin's impact on skin and hair disorders is not fully understood.
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October 2020 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” This study investigates the potential correlation between serum ferritin levels and diffuse hair loss, but it reports no new clinical findings.
This study found that pregnant women experiencing hair loss in the first and second trimesters had significantly lower levels of vitamin D3 and ferritin compared to those not experiencing hair loss, with these levels explained by typical pregnancy physiology.
The levels of zinc, vitamin D, ferritin, and selenium are different in people with androgenic alopecia compared to a control group.