I am a 23 year old woman......today when I took my shower there was a lot of hair in the drain and then as I was brushing and blow drying it was just falling out in clumps. WHAT IS GOING ON? I just had a baby 3 months ago but I didnt have any hair loss during pregnancy. This is scaring me to death.....please help.

Amber, I've had periods of hair loss several time in my life. One time it was so bad I went to several doctors and had many tests...nothing showed up. Finally I realized it was after I had lost weight. Every time I lose 20 or so pounds, about 3 months later my hair starts falling out. Also, when I started taking birth control pills...about 2-3 months later I started losing lots of hair. Seems like any change in my body (must be hormonal) brings about a "shed". Ususally it will continue for several months then taper-off. I've heard it is common for women who have had a baby to go through this. Unless you are getting bald spots (which could ba alopecia), I think you are just going through a shed and it will stop in time. I know it's scary and makes you panic and think "I'm going bald", but in my case anyway, I never got really thin hair. In fact, no one could tell but me that I'd lost so much.

It's due to the hormonal changes after pregnancy and should stop after a while.