Birth Control And Hair Loss Posted: 01-22-06 21:49pm
Hey guys. I started ortho tri-cylen lo
this month. I'm on day 15 of the pills.
Ever since I started taking the pills,
i've noticed my hair has been falling out
really badly. I can actually feel my hair
getting thinner and there's just hair
everywhere...My bed, the shower, etc.
Anyway, I noticed that "loss of scalp
hair" is a possible side effect of the
pill. I'm going to call my doctor in the
morning and hope that I hear that it will
stop once my body gets used to the
hormones and I can continue to stay on
birth control. My question is...Has this
happened to anyone else?
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fke
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Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 1
Hair Loss Posted: 02-07-06 13:57pm
I saw your post, and I wanted to tell you
the exact same thing happenned to me!
Myhair is falling out sooo bad since I
started taking lo-ovral. I saw on the
website hair loss is a side effect. So I
quit taking it. My hair was really
thinning out. It scared me. I am glad
to see someone else has had the same
problem. (not glad, but relieved that it
probably is the birth control) my hair
has slowed down a little, but it is still
falling out. Hope it makes you feel
better to know it probably is the birth
control.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-07-06 14:40pm
Hi, I wanted you to know that I have
noticed a few women who have had severe
thinning hair from birth control, it is a
less common side effect, but can happen.
Just in case you are interested, and iud
is an excellent option for birth control,
and is hormone free! Paragard is the
copper iud , hormone free and will last up
to 10 years, but you can have it taken out
sooner if you wish:) I have this one and
love it.
