The Hair Growth Cycle Explained: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Terms like “anagen,” “telogen effluvium,” and “shortened growth phase” show up constantly across hair-growth content — including several of our own guides — usually without ever explaining what they actually mean. Understanding the underlying cycle clarifies almost every other hair-growth claim you’ll encounter: why DHT causes gradual thinning rather than sudden baldness, why stress causes sudden shedding rather than gradual thinning, and why literally every treatment on this site takes months, not days, to show results.

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The Hair Growth Cycle Explained: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen