<human>: I just came back from dermatologist who explained that my hair loss is due to low ferratin which is 38.i started hair loss in october 2010 which stopped about 4 weeks after i started treatment of mionoxydyl and iron supplements and it stopped for 7 months but i lowered my dose of iron for two months and hair loss started again but been put on 2 iron tablets a day of 400mg.could this have caused my hair loss.dermatologist says it is teflum caused by my anemia.I am 41 years old,70kg height 1.68mtres. do suffer heavy periods.
<bot>: Hi, Low Ferritin is a significant cause of hair loss especially since you mentioned heavy periods. Along with supplements, I suggest you also work on Iron rich foods like green leafy vegetables, beetroot, mint leaves, red lentils, apricots, dates to name a few. I also suggest visit your gynecologist to rule out the cause of heavy periods.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. 