Comments on: The Birth Control Pill and Hair Loss http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Queenie http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1855 Queenie Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:13:48 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1855 Hi Mellie, I am facing the same problem with you.  I have been on birth control for 1 1/2 year and after 3 months I stopped it, I got severe hair loss (more than 200/day).  The hair loss problem last for 2 months till now and do not have any symptom to improve.  I am freaking out too.  I don't know when it will stop? What's your progress?  Did your hair grow back?  What brand of pill you took?  Is it Yasmine(Yaz)?  I hope to hear from you.  <br><br>Queenie Hi Mellie, I am facing the same problem with you.  I have been on birth control for 1 1/2 year and after 3 months I stopped it, I got severe hair loss (more than 200/day).  The hair loss problem last for 2 months till now and do not have any symptom to improve.  I am freaking out too.  I don't know when it will stop? What's your progress?  Did your hair grow back?  What brand of pill you took?  Is it Yasmine(Yaz)?  I hope to hear from you. 

Queenie

]]> By: A25 http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1641 A25 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:32:08 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1641 Thanks so much for you post. Unfortunately, I have been suffering from androgen alopecia for seven years. I have been taking birth control pills for about 2 years. My OB/GYN prescribed Loestrin FE 24 (which has the highest level of androgen) about 6 months ago because Yaz was causing me to get severe headaches. While I was taking Loestrin FE 24, I couldn't figure out why so much of my hair was falling out in the shower and with brushings (I may have androgen alopecia but previously suffer from minimal hair loss from showering/brushing). I finally put two and two together (5 months later) and realized the birth control was causing the additional hair loss which has cause my hair to severerly thin. I have to say I was very upset that my doctor prescribed this medication without sharing this information with me. My scalp is now visible from the front, back, top, left and right of my head. Basically the entire scalp. It is sooo embarassing. I was always okay with my genetic hair loss and knew that later on in life, my hair loss would be more severe but I didn't think it would be in my very early 30s! I currently use Joan Rivers "Great Hair Day" powder to "camouflauge" my shiny scalp but I don't know how much longer I will be able to do so. It has only been a month since I stopped taking my birth control and I'm having less and less hair loss in the shower which is great but I know the "dred shed" is coming and it scares me to death! I barely have any hair on my head now! I have just begun taking Nioxin Recharging Hair Multi-Vitamins and applying Emu Oil to my hair in hopes to avoid the "dred shed" altogether or lessen the effects of it. I hope re-growth is an option for me considering that I already suffer from androgen alopecia. If anyone was or is in the same situation as me, I would love to hear your story. Thanks so much for you post. Unfortunately, I have been suffering from androgen alopecia for seven years. I have been taking birth control pills for about 2 years. My OB/GYN prescribed Loestrin FE 24 (which has the highest level of androgen) about 6 months ago because Yaz was causing me to get severe headaches. While I was taking Loestrin FE 24, I couldn't figure out why so much of my hair was falling out in the shower and with brushings (I may have androgen alopecia but previously suffer from minimal hair loss from showering/brushing). I finally put two and two together (5 months later) and realized the birth control was causing the additional hair loss which has cause my hair to severerly thin. I have to say I was very upset that my doctor prescribed this medication without sharing this information with me. My scalp is now visible from the front, back, top, left and right of my head. Basically the entire scalp. It is sooo embarassing. I was always okay with my genetic hair loss and knew that later on in life, my hair loss would be more severe but I didn't think it would be in my very early 30s! I currently use Joan Rivers “Great Hair Day” powder to “camouflauge” my shiny scalp but I don't know how much longer I will be able to do so. It has only been a month since I stopped taking my birth control and I'm having less and less hair loss in the shower which is great but I know the “dred shed” is coming and it scares me to death! I barely have any hair on my head now! I have just begun taking Nioxin Recharging Hair Multi-Vitamins and applying Emu Oil to my hair in hopes to avoid the “dred shed” altogether or lessen the effects of it. I hope re-growth is an option for me considering that I already suffer from androgen alopecia. If anyone was or is in the same situation as me, I would love to hear your story.

]]> By: vuthy http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1519 vuthy Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:24:25 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1519 To those who have asked, please see the updated post to see what my hair is like now. I just updated it (01-04-2011) with a picture:<br><br><a href="http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2010/06/09/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss-part-2" rel="nofollow">http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2010...</a> To those who have asked, please see the updated post to see what my hair is like now. I just updated it (01-04-2011) with a picture:

http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2010...

]]> By: treatment for hair loss http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1469 treatment for hair loss Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:19:49 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1469 Some medications are capable of worsening your hair loss. But I heard there is a pill that is out in the market that promises hair growth! I don't know if this one works. But try to search for it. Some medications are capable of worsening your hair loss. But I heard there is a pill that is out in the market that promises hair growth! I don't know if this one works. But try to search for it.

]]> By: treatment for hair loss http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1470 treatment for hair loss Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:18:40 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1470 Some medications are capable of worsening your hair loss. But I heard there is a pill that is out in the market that promises hair growth! I don't know if this one works. Some medications are capable of worsening your hair loss. But I heard there is a pill that is out in the market that promises hair growth! I don't know if this one works.

]]> By: Abby http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1461 Abby Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:16:22 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1461 This blog was amazing! I was only on the pill (YAZ) 2 months and 2 months after stopping the pill Telogen Effluvium set in. I was shedding TONS of hair for 6 months and then slowly it started to taper off but didn't go back to normal until the 9-10 month mark. It's been 14 months since I stopped the pill and I've been shedding normal amounts for the last 2 months. I'm also seeing a lot of re growth but my hair still feels and looks very thin. I'm hoping with time, my hair will go back to how it used to be before I touched that evil pill. This blog was amazing! I was only on the pill (YAZ) 2 months and 2 months after stopping the pill Telogen Effluvium set in. I was shedding TONS of hair for 6 months and then slowly it started to taper off but didn't go back to normal until the 9-10 month mark. It's been 14 months since I stopped the pill and I've been shedding normal amounts for the last 2 months. I'm also seeing a lot of re growth but my hair still feels and looks very thin. I'm hoping with time, my hair will go back to how it used to be before I touched that evil pill.

]]> By: hair loss for women http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1429 hair loss for women Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:29:38 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1429 Yeah you are right. But what happened to you is really traumatic, if that happened to me, I really don't think I can stand it. Good for you! Yeah you are right. But what happened to you is really traumatic, if that happened to me, I really don't think I can stand it. Good for you!

]]> By: Mimi Espera http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1430 Mimi Espera Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:26:27 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1430 What does your hair look now? What does your hair look now?

]]> By: Natural Hair Loss Products http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1213 Natural Hair Loss Products Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:49:38 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1213 Thanks. I congratulate you for this blog. <br>I've really enjoyed. I sincerely thank you again. Thanks. I congratulate you for this blog.
I've really enjoyed. I sincerely thank you again.

]]> By: The Birth Control Pill and Hair Loss Part 2 | The [mis]Adventures of Vuthy http://www.vuthy.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-birth-control-pill-and-hair-loss/#comment-1210 The Birth Control Pill and Hair Loss Part 2 | The [mis]Adventures of Vuthy Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:01:08 +0000 http://www.vuthy.com/?p=1698#comment-1210 [...] This is an update on my previous post, The Birth Control Pill and Hair Loss. [...] [...] This is an update on my previous post, The Birth Control Pill and Hair Loss. [...]

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