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Re: PCOS and Hair LossFrom: laura (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:28:42 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 11 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote: i have pcos and have thinning hair on top of my scalp. i have been using a two step approach- first i use a shampoo and scalp treatmant by nizoral and i take biotin vitamins, i can tell a big difference - my hair has thinkened some and looks much better. > >I have to share that I am very thin (just about 100lb) and have been >this weight for about 8 years. Still, I suddenly started experiencing >problems with hair loss about a year ago-- I don't know why it would >just happen out of the blue, but it isn't my weight that's the issue. >That being said, from waht I understand, it may help to lose weight if >you are overweight, since being overweight tends to aggrevate most >symptoms of PCOS. > >Lastly, I put on 15-20lb (in just 2 months) when I went on BCPs 8 years >ago. On a whim I started exercising for an hour 4 times/ week. This is >my salvation. If I stop, I feel the weight go up a little. Just >getting my body moving seems to help me tremendously. For any of you >who don't exercise, I highly recommend it. IT makes me feel so good >about myself!!! > >At Sun, 10 Feb 2002, tera wrote: >> >>Hi there! >> >>Like Belle said, hair loss comes from within. My cousin who has PCOS >>lost a ton of weight and is still experiencing hair loss. Hair loss >>associated with PCOS is usually caused by excess androgens. Being >>overweight CAN cause an increase in androgens in some women so it can't >>hurt to not be overweight. But like I said you can have high androgen >>levels while being THIN not just overweight. >> >>Not everyone with PCOS experiences hair loss just as not everyone with >>PCOS experiences cystic ovaries, acne, infertility or excess body hair. >>Different women with PCOS have different symptoms. My advice to help >>prevent hair loss is to help keep androgens low by keeping weight down, >>taking Glucophage if you need to. Also, a low carb diet helps some PCOS >>ladies with many symptoms. >> >>Also, F.Y.I. it is very rare for a woman to become BALD. Thinning hair >>is not rare but being BALD is. Take care! God bless! Tera >> >>At Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Barbra wrote: >>> >>>At Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Belle wrote: >>>> >>>HI Belle, >>>I,too was thin,but had thinning hair that started in my early teens. >>>At a point,my hair was so thin,that you could see thru it and then it >>>progressively got worse.Had the acne,and horrible cycles all my life >>>with miscarriages.Hair is now normal,(I don't know why),but weight gain >>>is evident. >>>Do you think that there are periods where pcos can be aggravated,and >>>then get controlled.I found that I got alot of symptoms after my last >>>miscarriage back in 1996...that seems to be when all my problems started >>>with my current illnesses. >>>I miscarried in the fourth month,when I was 35. >>>I have never been well after that. >>> >>>Thank-you >>>>I do not know if I answered this one back in 2000 or not but here goes. >>>> >>>>PCOS is a syndrome. You will not necessarily get all of the symptoms. >>>>Some women with PCOS have a full head of hair. >>>> >>>>Weight has nothing to do with it. I was losing my hair while I was a >>>>teenager with regular periods and very thin (115 -120). >>>> >>>>The best thing we can do is to try to make sure that we are as healthy >>>>as we can be and to not try to deal with only single problems. We do >>>>not always have outward effects of the problems that we may have with >>>>PCOS. The hairloss begins from within. >>>> >>>>At Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Rachel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>At Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Elizabeth wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>Hi there! >>>>>If you get an answer to your post, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, >>>>>ok??? >>>>> >>>>>>I'm 29 and have just been diagnosed with PCOS. Does this mean that as I >>>>>>get older i'll develop male pattern baldness for sure? Does everyone who >>>>>>has PCOS lose their hair? I'm horrified! Can it be controled by weight >>>>>>loss? Does it have anything to do with that? If I maintain my weight >>>>>>will it control the hair loss or is it going to happen no matter what? >>>>>> >>>>>>Help!!! >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Elizabeth >>>>>> >>>>-- >>>>Hope this helps, >>>> >>>>Belle >>>> >>>-- >>>Sincerely, >>>Barbra Camara >>> >>-- >>Tera >>
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