Ask Dr. Greg: Help! I'm losing my hair!
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Ask Dr. Greg: Help! I'm losing my hair!

Q: Dear Dr. Greg,

Help! I'm losing my hair! I'm a competitive track athlete finishing up my last year of college. Lately, I have gobs of hair on my brush or tangled up in the shower drain. Although things are very stressful now with school, family, and track, I love my sport. Could running be causing my hair loss?

Natalie | Track and Field, Class of 2022

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A: Dear Natalie,

I'm glad you asked. Don't quit track over your hair loss. It turns out that hair loss is actually quite rare for college-age women from sports. Rather than leaving athletics, I recommend you get a medical evaluation for common causes of hair loss for young women athletes. Here are the most likely causes (in no particular order)…

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