January 15, 200422 yr Pubic Hair Loss after Childbirth I am three months postpartum. I also have existing thyroid problems, which I am being treated for. I know that hair loss is typical with thyroid problems and being postpartum. The thing is, I am not losing the hair on my scalp. My pubic hair has thinned out. I swear almost all of it is gone. The hair is not falling out in clumps, but is just thinning out. I do not understand what is going on. Erin Kelly Shanahan, M.D. Chair of the OB-GYN department at Barton Memorial Hospital in Lake Tahoe, Dr. Shanahan is a partner in Woman to Woman Health Care, a private medical practice. Hair everywhere on your body can be affected by pregnancy, or by thyroid imbalance for that matter. During pregnancy, large areas of hair may begin cycling together -- all growing at once, then all shedding at once. This could explain the generalized thinning of your pubic hair. Usually, the hair will revert to the normal pattern -- a few hairs growing here and a few hairs resting there and a few more hairs shedding -- within six months of delivery. http://www.ivillagehealth.com/experts/wome..._175518,00.html
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