telogen
noun
te·lo·gen
ˈtē-lə-ˌjen 
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This condition is called telogen effluvium, and reportedly affects upwards of 50% of new moms.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Hair grows in three stages, driven by stem cells inside the hair follicles: anagen, catagen, and telogen.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Jan. 2025
The stages are anagen (growth stage), catagen (regression stage), telogen (resting stage), and exogen (shedding stage).
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Telogen Stage The telogen stage of the hair cycle is a resting phase, during which the hair doesn't grow, and the follicle is dormant.1 About 10% to 15% of the hairs on your body are in this resting phase at any one time, which typically lasts for a few months.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Hair grows in three stages, driven by stem cells inside the hair follicles: anagen, catagen, and telogen.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Jan. 2025
The stages are anagen (growth stage), catagen (regression stage), telogen (resting stage), and exogen (shedding stage).
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Telogen Stage The telogen stage of the hair cycle is a resting phase, during which the hair doesn't grow, and the follicle is dormant.1 About 10% to 15% of the hairs on your body are in this resting phase at any one time, which typically lasts for a few months.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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telogen
noun
te·lo·gen
ˈtē-lə-ˌjen
: the resting phase of the hair growth cycle that typically lasts three months, is preceded by anagen and catagen, and is usually followed by shedding of the hair shaft during exogen
Note: Anagen will immediately follow telogen if hair is not shed at the end of telogen during the exogen phase.
Scalp hairs spend four to eight years in anagen and just two to four months in telogen.—Julianne Dunphy
Julianne DunphyThe remaining 10 percent of hairs are in a resting phase called telogen that lasts about three months, after which the resting hairs start falling out.—Jane E. Brody
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