My Girlfriend Is Losing Hair — Is Hair Color Change a Sign of Deficiency?

Howdy Doc!

My girlfriend, 27 years old, losses hair and has done so for some years. It’s mainly the forehead (which has very small in her teenages years) which is receding and her hairline is now very uneven. She also has some thinning “down the middle”. Some of her aunts are also losing hair but they are at least then years older.

She hasn’t been eating any hormonal medications for at least 6 months but we still doesn’t see any improvements. She has been under a lot of stress for several years and I think this affects the hair loss, at least a bit.

She is naturally darkbrown but I have noticed that she have some orange strands! Why? Could this be some kind of deficiency symptom? Doc, any suggestions what to do?

Women lose hair in a different pattern than men. Female hair loss may not be related to DHT or androgenic causes as it is in majority of men who lose their hair. As such, there are many potential medical causes that should be explored. Your girlfriend need to be evaluated by her primary care physician who can address these issues.

I do not know of any deficiency that would cause hair to turn orange other than hair coloring or bleaching.