Question: Doctor, I am having severe hair loss about 3 months after my pregnancy. I read about something called telogen effluvium. Could you please tell me more about it?Do I need a transplant for this? Thank you for your query and we will certainly shed light on your query: Yes, you are having telogen effluvium. Our hair grows in cycles consisting of anagen or the growing phase, telogen or the resting phase and catagen or the shedding phase. Telogen effluvium is a disorder of the scalp, characterised by increased shedding of hair or thinning, right from the telogen phase. Considered […]