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[krystal68]

I have 5 children, four of which are very close together. On some of my children I have suffered from post-partum thyroiditis. It has always corrected itself though within 9 months of delivery. I also didn't produce enough milk to nurse my last 2 babies. I have lost 75% of my hair over the past 5 years. My eyebrows and eyelashes have thinned. I also suffer from constipation and weight loss and weight gain, but only a size up and a size down. I have also noticed that my 4 younger children have really thin hair also. I have seen a dermatologist who told me i was balding and to come to terms with it. There is no family history of this on either side. It seems like there is more to it. Someone mentioned that i should have the radon in our house tested. If you have any advice i would appreciate it.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Many women notice hair loss about 3 months after they've had a baby. This loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. When the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls out and the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.

Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), birth control pills and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/DS00278

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for this and then decide the cause and further plan of management.

Let us know if you need any other information.

Regards.

[krystal68]

My thyroid is checked just about every 6 mos. The tests always come back within normal range. I haven't had any skin or hair disorders in the past. Is there something else they could test? My husband and his family all have healthy full heads of hair as does my family. I have noticed since having children, my periods last 3 days, no cramping, etc. except now i breakout everytime i cycle. And they have also moved up to a 20 day cycle. My ob doesn't feel there is any reason to check hormones. I am not only worried about myself, but my children that have thin hair.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

It is likely that you may be having some kind of thyroid disorder which has lead to the present hair condition. This may be a fluctuation in the level of thyroid at the time of pregnancy which later has developed into an underlying disease in your case. Have you had this examined by a doctor? Do you have a natural tendency to have soft hair? Does the kid's father or his family have any such hair? Have you had any skin/hair disease in the past?

Before you go ahead and get your house tested for Radon, please get some tests and a basic physical done to find out what may be the reason in your body.

Hope this helped. let me know if you may need any more information.
Best regards