# Balding women

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding-women/617590>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 2, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding-women/617590 "2012-04-02T16:30:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding-women/617590/1 "2012-04-02T16:30:14Z")

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[Article here](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/233/are-there-more-balding-women-these-days).

Could it be a result of insufficient iron? [Anemia begets alopecia](http://www.medicinenet.com/hair_loss/article.htm), as it’s commonly worded.