Could Female Hair Loss Occur From Stopping Birth Control Pills?
I am 29 years old. I have no herditary hair thinning or baldness in my family on either my mother’s or father’s side. But in the past few months my hair has been abruptly thinning. My pony tail is srinking and a lot more full length hair strands are coming out in my hair brush and comb. I am very freaked out at this point. I have always had a full head of hair. I did stop taking my birth control pills in the past few months. Is this the cause of the thinning?
Maybe… maybe not…
There is really no way to tell without a good medical history and a physical examination. If you are losing hair, first I would look to other causes and get a full medical work up which will define your hormone balances, hemoglobin, iron levels, and more (see list here).
I am trying to conceive right now with my husband. I stopped taking orthocyclin a few different times this past year (stopping and then getting back on because scared to get pregnant) well each time… hair loss. This is now my third month off and the hair loss is very evicent. It also was evident the other few times I have stopped… My worry is that it wont get better… will it continue until I get back on the pill?? will it eventually level out ? help us poor women…lol
I have the same problem as the lady above will the hair loss stop I am very scared..
I stopped my birthcontrol pills 1 year ago at the beginning of September 2007 due to my wedding. Recently, I have started losing significant hair since mid-August. Now I have lost OVER hlaf my hair and can only wear it up in an elastic to and from work or anywhere in public. I have a supportive husband but he doesn’t think I look attractive with hair like this… I am hoping to get conceive in March 2009. When I was on the pill I had great hair should I go back on them …?
Can I really lose my hair after 1 year off the pill…?
I went off of birth control pills about 4 monthes ago. I have lost so much hair that I am using special shampoo, conditioner, and even Rogaine. I am 27yrs old. My hair is falling out so bad that it clogs the drain in my shower. You can now see my scalp through my hair. I’m going to the doctor in 2 days to try to diagnose what type of hair loss I have. I have read on numerous sites that birth control pills can cause some hair loss in women due to the changes in hormone levels. It makes sense to me then, that the changes in hormone levels that occur once off of birth control pills can cause hair loss. I hope that I am wrong. This type of hair loss is typically permanent. I would love some other insights as to what I can do.
Hello Girls,
Even I stopped the birthcontrol pills now about 2 yrs ago and recently past couple of months I have started facing abnormal hair fall wherein the hair strands come off from their root and it is very freaky…. i hate to leave my hair open or even comb through them as every time I put the comb in there, there are about 60-70 hair strands coming off.
Can anyone help…
i have tried the alternative medicines i.r. ayurveda and I also apply regularly some medicinal hair oil but it just seems to cause more hair loss….