A 28-year-old woman presents 4 months after vaginal delivery with diffuse hair shedding. She reports losing approximately 200–300 hairs daily during washing and brushing. Examination shows diffuse thinning across the entire scalp with preserved hairline and no patchy alopecia. A gentle pull test extracts 8–10 hairs with bulbous, depigmented white roots. The clinical picture marked **A** in the diagram represents telogen effluvium. Which of the following BEST explains the pathophysiology of hair shedding occurring at this 4-month timepoint?
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