Iron deficiency causing hair loss? 10 points?

I got a blood test recently, and everything else is fairly normal except for my iron levels. My serum iron is 2 umol/L when its supposed to be between 10 and 33 (according to the pathology report).





My doctor told me i have to get iron shots once every 3 weeks and eat lots and lots of red meat.





My hair has been falling out heaps for around 2 years now, but it has gotten worse in the last 6 months. Everytime I have my period or get a blood test, and when i got a recent urinary tract infection, i lose more hair than I normally do. My hair is almost half as thin as it used to be.





How long do I have to wait, before my hair stops falling out and starts regrowing again?





Is it okay for me to take fefol (dried ferrous sulphate with folic acid)? Would that affect the iron shots? Also, if i told FAB iron tablets, would those affect the shots?





Thanks for all the info!





:)Iron deficiency causing hair loss? 10 points?
The iron shots may be good for ur hair loss...to keep a good iron balance in ur health is important and u could also change some of ur hair products to herbal or natural ones.