Low Ferritin and Female Hair Loss

Im female age 44. Last year I lost hair due to low ferritin stores. My level is now 100, when can I expect to see regrowth and should I continue to take supplements until I do? Thanks

It is impossible to give you a time frame, but I suspect you should see some hair growth in about one year. That being said, you may not notice any significant hair growth even after your low iron levels have been corrected. This is due to a phenomenon that is not well understood. At best it can be analogous to a genetic “switch” for hair loss that has been turned on when your iron stores were low. Even after the iron levels are corrected it is sometimes difficult to turn that “switch” completely off.