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Hair can indicate early signs of metabolic disorders, with issues like protein deficiency stopping hair growth.

This case report describes a 37-year-old woman whose recurrent hair shedding was associated with low iron stores and a miscarriage, with improvements seen after increased iron intake.

This review found no specific treatment for postpartum alopecia was adequately studied to be recommended as effective, highlighting significant limitations in the available literature.

This review discusses the strengths and weaknesses of existing studies on complex dietary supplements for hair loss, emphasizing the need for valid measurement methods like TrichoScale® to quantify effectiveness; it reports no new results.

COVID-19 and related stress may increase hair loss known as Telogen effluvium.

This review discusses the history and impact of iron deficiency anemia in women, highlighting its prevalence and the need for better detection and care, especially for those undergoing anesthesia.

This abstract highlights that iron deficiency anemia, affecting over half of global anemia cases, poses significant challenges to health, especially in young children and women, with treatment focusing on iron supplementation and prevention strategies.

This article reviews the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of iron deficiency anemia, emphasizing its impact on global health but does not report new findings.

This case report describes a 16-month-old girl with atypical acrodermatitis enteropathica who showed marked improvement after zinc supplementation despite normal serum zinc levels.

Crohn's disease can cause hair loss before other symptoms appear.

This case report documented an elderly woman with delusional parasitosis, a belief of being infested by parasites, which was associated with severe anemia and resolved significantly after anemia treatment and antipsychotic medication.

This review discusses genetic and nutritional causes of hair loss, highlighting that around 90% of treated men show noticeable hair regrowth with a dual inhibitor, while women's hair loss may improve by correcting iron and l-lysine deficiencies.

Iron deficiency might cause hair loss, but better testing is needed.

This discussion reviews the trend towards nonsurgical hair loss treatments, emphasizing that options like platelet-rich plasma therapy are increasingly used despite not being covered by Canadian health insurance; it presents no clinical findings.

This article reviews various treatments for alopecia, highlighting that minoxidil, finasteride, PRP therapy, and hair transplants are the most commonly used options, but it reports no new clinical results.

Telogen effluvium is a common hair loss condition where many hairs enter the resting phase, often not noticeable until significant loss occurs, and treatment focuses on the underlying cause.

This article discusses female pattern baldness and effective treatments like oral anti-androgens and topical minoxidil for managing its progression and reversing hair follicle shrinkage, but reports no new findings.

This study reports a case of alopecia areata in a 14-year-old male using isotretinoin for acne, illustrating an unexpected side effect not typically linked to the drug, highlighting the importance of monitoring and addressing hair loss risks during treatment.

This study found that xerosis and pruritus are prevalent in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis, highlighting the importance of early recognition of skin issues to alleviate discomfort and reduce complications.

This review discusses environmental factors like UV radiation and smoking that affect hair health and highlights the potential role of nutrition, but it reports no new results.

This study in mice found that maternal iron deficiency led to hair loss and growth abnormalities in offspring due to increased oxidative stress and disrupted signaling pathways, but postnatal iron supplementation was able to reverse these effects.

This review explores the role of nutritional factors in hair loss, noting that iron and l-lysine supplementation may benefit some individuals, while excessive supplements can lead to hair shedding.

This review discusses how changes in hair and skin may indicate underlying vitamin deficiencies and emphasizes the need to identify populations at risk for these deficiencies; it reports no new results.

The document concludes that scalp disorders can be treated with hair washing, specific shampoos, medications, and sometimes surgery or hair transplants, but hereditary baldness is untreatable.

This study found a significant association between low serum ferritin levels and nonscarring alopecia in women, suggesting the importance of addressing iron deficiency for treatment effectiveness.

This article discusses telogen effluvium, emphasizing the importance of understanding its natural progression and highlights the need for a detailed patient evaluation but provides no new clinical results.

Iron supplements may reverse premature hair graying caused by iron deficiency.

This review discusses the various triggers and diagnostic challenges in determining the cause of telogen effluvium-related hair loss, without providing new clinical results.

This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata had significantly lower serum ferritin levels compared to women without hair loss.

This study found no significant difference in serum and hair levels of iron, zinc, and copper between female alopecia areata patients and healthy controls.