Do Hormonal changes in the body, affect the hair?
Hormonal changes have a great influence on the health of the hair. Varying hormonal levels or disruption in the menstrual cycle in women can turn hair dull. Human hair is profoundly affected by thyroid hormones. Patients with hypothyroidism are found to have an abnormally high proportion of hair which are in resting phase. The process of hair loss after delivery also appears to result from a hormonally mediated changes in the cycle of scalp hair.
