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Can thyroid problems cause dry hair?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner
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Hypothyroidism can cause dry hair. With this condition, your thyroid produces too little of the hormones your body needs. Besides dry hair, the condition also causes fatigue, depression, memory loss, weight gain, and other symptoms. Treatment involves taking hormones to make up for the ones not being produced by your body.

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