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Hair Loss & Hormones
by HopefulWM, Sep 27, 2007 12:00AM
I had had a bout of back luck these days...I stopped the b/c pill in Jan. 07' to be pregnant in May (miscarriage) to become pregnant again in June (ectopic-that took 6 weeks to dissolve-it didn't end until the very end of August). I had to have one shot of methotrexate to help guide it along.
I have also been under significant amount of personal life stress and have been experiencing a lot of hair loss (continuiously for about 3 months now). Thyroid normal, no evidence of pcos, otherwise healthy 29-year-old.
Since all of the pregnancy mishaps, I have gone back on the pill (lo estrin 1/20).
My dermatologist said that with all the fluctuation of hormones and stress, hair loss is normal and can go on for months. I'm really scared I'm going to lose all my hair.
I have three questions:
1) is the pill I'm on a good one for keeping my hair? I have endo, so I think that is why the doc recommended a low dose estrogen pill
2) Is there anything I can do to stop it and does the hair loss sound normal based on my history?
3) When will this end?
Thank you in advance for your time.
I have also been under significant amount of personal life stress and have been experiencing a lot of hair loss (continuiously for about 3 months now). Thyroid normal, no evidence of pcos, otherwise healthy 29-year-old.
Since all of the pregnancy mishaps, I have gone back on the pill (lo estrin 1/20).
My dermatologist said that with all the fluctuation of hormones and stress, hair loss is normal and can go on for months. I'm really scared I'm going to lose all my hair.
I have three questions:
1) is the pill I'm on a good one for keeping my hair? I have endo, so I think that is why the doc recommended a low dose estrogen pill
2) Is there anything I can do to stop it and does the hair loss sound normal based on my history?
3) When will this end?
Thank you in advance for your time.
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-M.D.-SP, Sep 27, 2007 12:00AM
Hi there -
Neither hair loss, nor improved hair growth, are affected by the choice of birth control pill. Most of the time, hair loss stops by itself after a few months, but not always. It is good that your thyroid and other endocrine testing was reassuring. Chances are the hair loss will stop.
Once you are ready to try again, I hope you are able to get pregnant with an ongoing pregnancy!
Neither hair loss, nor improved hair growth, are affected by the choice of birth control pill. Most of the time, hair loss stops by itself after a few months, but not always. It is good that your thyroid and other endocrine testing was reassuring. Chances are the hair loss will stop.
Once you are ready to try again, I hope you are able to get pregnant with an ongoing pregnancy!
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