picassodove
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Hi, all,
I'm hoping some of you can shed some light on my situation (no pun intended). I went off birth control pills about a year ago and started to lose a lot of hair. Everything I read said it would come back in a few months if that was the cause. Well, it didn't and now my derm thinks I have androgenic effluvium, in part because of where I'm losing my hair (in the front). Thing is, no one except one grandfather went bald in my family, and certainly none of the women did, so I kind of doubt my problem is hereditary.
Which brings me back to the Pill. Have any of you heard of anyone going *back on* the Pill to keep from losing more hair? Might it help it grow back? I asked my derm about this and she said it's the *shock* of the change of hormones that might have caused it, and to go back on might simply be another shock that could cause more hair loss.
In the meantime I've been using Rogaine 2% (I used to use 5% but started to grow hair on my forehead (!!!)) and it seems to be working somewhat. Still, I'd go back on the Pill if I thought it would work.
Thanks, PD
I'm hoping some of you can shed some light on my situation (no pun intended). I went off birth control pills about a year ago and started to lose a lot of hair. Everything I read said it would come back in a few months if that was the cause. Well, it didn't and now my derm thinks I have androgenic effluvium, in part because of where I'm losing my hair (in the front). Thing is, no one except one grandfather went bald in my family, and certainly none of the women did, so I kind of doubt my problem is hereditary.
Which brings me back to the Pill. Have any of you heard of anyone going *back on* the Pill to keep from losing more hair? Might it help it grow back? I asked my derm about this and she said it's the *shock* of the change of hormones that might have caused it, and to go back on might simply be another shock that could cause more hair loss.
In the meantime I've been using Rogaine 2% (I used to use 5% but started to grow hair on my forehead (!!!)) and it seems to be working somewhat. Still, I'd go back on the Pill if I thought it would work.
Thanks, PD