Will postpartum hair loss result in complete baldness?

Written by Zhao Li Li
Obstetrics
Updated on June 26, 2025
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Postpartum hair loss is generally due to unstable hormone levels during pregnancy and a significant reduction in estrogen secretion during the postpartum recovery phase, which can lead to hair loss. Emotional instability, psychological stress, or dietary adjustments after childbirth can also cause metabolic disorders and lead to hair loss. Normally, not all hair is lost; the extent of hair loss varies from person to person. After childbirth, it is still necessary to have a nutritious diet, engage in appropriate exercise, and regularly supplement with trace elements to influence normal hair growth and alleviate hair loss.

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What are the reasons for postpartum hair loss?

There are several reasons for postpartum hair loss. The most common one is due to women experiencing weakness in their vital energy and blood after childbirth, which fails to nourish the scalp resulting in hair loss. Another reason is the significant hormonal changes in a woman's body after giving birth, which leads to the scalp losing these hormone nourishments, causing the hair to gradually fall out. Additionally, some women experience depression postpartum. Poor mood can also affect the body's metabolism, and hair loss is more likely to occur if nutritional supply is inadequate. Furthermore, if a woman does not promptly nourish and regulate her body after childbirth and instead starts dieting or attempting to lose weight without adequate nutrition, this can lead to insufficient scalp nutrition and affect metabolism, resulting in hair loss.

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Why does premature ovarian failure cause hair loss?

Ovarian premature aging can lead to hair loss. The reason that ovarian premature aging causes hair loss is mainly due to hormonal changes resulting from the decline in ovarian function, which leads to significant changes in both skin and hair. Some patients may experience dry skin, brittle hair, and even hair loss, severely affecting their appearance. Therefore, if ovarian decline occurs, it is important to take care of the ovaries. One should enhance their immune system, ensure adequate rest, increase sleep, avoid anxiety to achieve hormonal balance. It is also advised to balance work and rest, maintain a harmonious sex life, keep a cheerful and optimistic mood, avoid being picky or dieting, and ensure a balanced nutrition.

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Can hair that has fallen out grow back?

Hair loss can still grow back, but it's important to identify the cause of hair loss and determine the type of clinical hair loss. Common types include seborrheic hair loss, androgenic hair loss, telogen effluvium, and alopecia areata. It's important to rest, ensure sleep quality, eat green and black foods, avoid oily and high-calorie foods, and keep the scalp clean. Consider taking oral supplements like cysteine tablets, folic acid tablets, blood-nourishing hair growth capsules, or lipid-removing hair growth tablets. For topical treatment in the area of hair loss, you can apply Seven Ingredients Turmeric Acne Lotion, Compound Indomethacin Tincture, or a 2% or 5% minoxidil spray.

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Which is more likely to cause hair loss, Qi deficiency or blood deficiency?

Qi deficiency and blood deficiency generally speak, it is blood deficiency that is more likely to cause hair loss, but the two can also coexist. Therefore, whether it is qi deficiency or blood deficiency, it is necessary to regulate promptly. If there is hair loss, one can usually eat some walnuts and black sesame seeds, which can help prevent the symptoms of hair loss. You can also eat more foods that supplement qi and blood, such as donkey-hide gelatin and jujube, which have the function of regulating qi and blood and improving symptoms. If the condition is severe, it is still necessary to take medicines that supplement qi and blood in time to be effectively treated. Most importantly, do not stay up late, as staying up late will aggravate the condition.

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What are the causes of female hair loss?

There are genetic factors at play, with androgenetic alopecia being the most common form affecting both men and women. In men, the hair follicles in the balding areas are more susceptible to the effects and attacks of androgens, along with sensitivity causing the hair follicles to progressively shrink and eventually turn into vellus hair follicles, leading to clinical hair loss, folliculitis, stress, and anxiety, as well as smoking. Postpartum, some autoimmune diseases are also associated with androgenetic alopecia, including other autoimmune factors, exemplified by alopecia areata. Some patients with alopecia areata may also have other concurrent autoimmune diseases, such as goiter, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, vitiligo, etc. Excessive mental stress or sudden shock can also cause alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, and other types of hair loss.