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Re: hair loss with continuous bc?
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 17 10:11:18 2003
Rachel,
Thank you so much for the reply and information. It makes me feel
better to know that not only am I not alone in my hair loss, but that it
is probably from the continuous bc. I had suspected the bc because it
seemed to be the only thing that made sense to me. I have not been
stressing out and have not changed medication, etc. I even had blood
work done to be on the safe side. I won't worry as much about it now,
just hope I have enough hair to spare!
Thanks again! Good luck with your own hair loss and your endo fight.
Hope today is a pain free endo day!
Amy
At Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Rachel wrote:
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>Amy, I'm on continuous bcp and I've had the same problem. Once I
>started doing a massive amount of research, I found the answer. Yes, it
>can make your hair fall out, but it won't continue forever. It's
>actually quite interesting. Continuous bcp puts our bodies into a
>psuedo-pregnancy state, right? Well, pregnant women generally get a lot
>of new hair growth while they're pregnant, and then they lose a great
>amount of it after giving birth. What the bcp does is regulate our hair
>growth like it does when a woman is pregnant. Instead of each follicle
>having it's own random growth periods and falling out periods, most of
>our hair follicles are regulated so that either growing is occuring, or
>falling out is occuring. My hair is about 4 inches from my waist, and
>for a while I though I would having to cut all of my hair off because
>the hair loss got so bad. I had to get a couple really good trims, and
>it's evened out. My hair is still thinner than it was a year ago, but
>I'm back into a growing period, thank goodness! Hope this helped. :)
>
>--
>Rachel
>
>At Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Amy wrote:
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>>All,
>>Hello! I haven't been on the forum for awhile because I just couldn't
>>keep up with all the email. I have a question: Is anyone taking
>>continuous bc and finding their hair falling out? I was diagnosed with
>>endo in 1995 and in Oct. 2002 started on continuous bc to help the
>>endo. In the last month, I have noticed more than usual hair loss. My
>>hair is now very short, so since it has been cut, I have never noticed
>>hair loss until now. I used to have almost waist length hair and would
>>lose some of it in the shower because I had so much hair, but what gives
>>now? My hairdresser said it is an internal problem because it is coming
>>out by the root instead of breaking off. I just had my thyroid tested
>>and all is well there. The only thing I can think of is the endo and
>>continuous bc? But I have been on continuous bc for almost a year and
>>haven't had the hair loss until recently. I know Lupron can cause hair
>>loss and I have taken Lupron, but that was two years ago. I did not
>>lose hair while actively taking the Lupron. Anybody got any thoughts?
>>It's not thinning or balding, but I am rather alarmed to find so much
>>hair in my sink and tub.
>>
>>Thanks ladies! Hope everyone is having a pain free day!
>>Amy Meyer
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