Postpartum alopecia affects

• A. Men at old age
• B. Women at the end of a pregnancy
• C. Children after birth
• D. Athletes during stress

Answer: (B)

Postpartum alopecia happens after giving birth due to hormonal changes. During pregnancy estrogen keeps more hairs in the growth phase, so hair looks fuller. After delivery, estrogen levels fall, causing more hairs to shift into the shedding phase and leading to noticeable thinning a few months later. This pattern is specific to the postpartum period in women, and it’s usually temporary with hair regrowing over months to a year. It isn’t a condition typically seen in men of advanced age, children after birth, or athletes under stress, though those situations can involve other types of hair loss.