Q: Is there a link between hair loss and anemia?
A: Anemia is a lack of red blood cells or of hemoglobin and there are several types of anemia. Research has found that iron deficiency anemia is linked to hair loss.
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Don’t take iron supplements without visiting your doctor. If you are not iron deficient, you can get iron overload if you take supplements. If you are experiencing hair loss, I would definitely go to the doctor because this could be a symptom of a serious illness such as a bleed somewhere inside the body.
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