Just Went Off Birth Control and Started Working Out — Now I See Hair Loss

Hello, I am a 30 year old female. My father is bald but there is no other baldness in my family, and there is no female baldness at all. I have noticed in the last several months that my scalp is more visible in my part on my crown. I was on birth control for 14 years & just recently went off of it. I also started running 3-4 months ago as well as limiting my carb intake & have lost 12-15 pounds. I have also had a couple of health issues that turned out to be nothing major but still had me very stressed for a couple of months. Could any of these be a factor? I just started taking Biotin. I am considering going to the dermatologist but don’t want to seem like a hypochondriac.

I suppose everything is a factor to some degree (extreme stress, change in hormones, genetic, other health issues, etc).

If you are losing hair, there is no shame in being proactive and seeing a doctor for an opinion. Don’t worry, all doctors think that some of our patients are hypochondriacs to some degree. In fact, medical students are the worst hypochondriacs of them all. Good luck to you.