Woman Getting Iron Injections and Experiencing Hair Loss

I’m female, young and otherwise healthy. All the women and men in my family have thick healthy hair. I recently found out I have very low iron, iron tablets didn’t work, now my doctor has switched me to iron injections. Several doctors have explained that my severely thinning hair is due to my low iron, and that once it is corrected my hair should come back. My hair specialist also has me using Minoxidil to speed up my hair regrowth. I’ve been using Minoxidil for almost four months, and I’ve been getting iron shots for a couple months. My hair has recently started to fall out like crazy. I never expected my problem to get worse. Has anyone had a similar experience and can offer some answers/support? Thanks!

I do not have the value of seeing your complete laboratory work-up or knowing what the doctors who are treating you feel is going on. They should be your source.

With regard to low iron levels as a cause for hair thinning, there is no assurance that correcting it will reverse the problem. You have to wait it out. Minoxidil works in some people, not all — so again, i do not know the goals that your doctors are trying to achieve.