hair loss due to bcp

[anonymous757]

I'm 25 yrs old, and was on the Apri bcp for exactly "A WEEK," when I notice that my scalp felt like it was burning and it was itching badly.  I went to check my head if it was lice or so, and found out that I had a dime size bald spot.  I immediately stopped taking the bcp.  It's been exactly one month now that I've been bcp-free and still notice that I am shedding tremendously, hair thinning, and found 3 more bald spots.  The first spot that I have spotted has grown to like about 2 quarter size, and the rest is catching up.  Does one week on bcp really cause this much problem towards to your body?  How does a week on bcp causes a month or more damage to your hair and body?

[anonymous757]

Ohh.. I forgot one other thing.  I wasn't ill nor have I been through major surgery before I had taken the bcp.  I did got my scalp checked out on the day I got my blood work done and nothing was wrong.  I'm pretty much stressless about this situation, other than laughing about which wig I would like to purchase.. (j/k).  I am pretty sure that it was the Apri bcp that I had taken when everything started to fall off.  Thanks again for all your help.

[anonymous757]

Thank you for your respond to my concerns.  I have gotten my blood work done about a week ago.  I called to the doctors office this afternoon to ask about the result, which they couldn't tell me over the phone.  The front desk said that if it was something that the doctor is concerned about, that I should of gotten a phone call.  I notice this morning during and after a shower, my hair is shedding about 1/3 less than 2 days ago.  I notice some stubs growing here and there.  Maybe the fake harmone is actually getting out of my system "slowly."  Thanks again for all your help.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), birth control pills and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/DS00278

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for this and then decide the further plan of management.

Let us know if you need any other information.

Regards.