Hormonal Imbalance and Hair Texture Changes
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Q:
I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I have been sensing some changes in my hair including; color and texture changes and some scalp hair thinning overall. Can all these changes be due to my hypothyroidism or should I look for any other causes?
A:
When you have hypothyroidism or low thyroid function, your hair tends to get more coarse and sparse. Changes in waviness of hair are not unusual either. Some degrees of hair color changes could also be seen.
You definitely need to be regularly seen and evaluated by your endocrinologist. In some medical syndromes patients may suffer from several different hormonal imbalances that may contribute to the changes in their hair color or characteristics.
