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Re: PCO hair loss
From: AH (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 06:35:20 -0500 (CDT)
I probably can't be of much use, but I feel the hairloss pain. There
are definitely women on here that can advise you better on taking care
of the PCOS and the fertility side of things. I think the extra
hairloss is probably a shed caused by the Rogaine. As far as I know,
the hair always grows back once this has happened and it is supposedly a
sign that the product is working but I don't know for sure either! You
could ride it out or stop it now: either way I think it is probable that
the extra hair will grow back. Shedding on Rogaine is common, but not
after a few days as far as I know. If you have the time try posting the
question on a hairloss board like http://www.hairsite.com. (try the topicals
forum) Obviously you know from experience that Rogaine isn't the only
thing that helps, but it is the only product that has been approved to
treat hairloss in women as well as men by the FDA. Are you still using
the oil? By the way, what is the oil? Is it bhringraj oil?
Don't give up yet when you have an appointment so soon. This is a
really good place for advice.
At Tue, 8 Jul 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi
>My name is Usha. I was diagnosed with PCO more than a year back, but
>due to my husband's ill health I could not concentrate on it.
>I have noticed that I have lost a lot of hair( I have always had lot of
>hair and I had never noticed it until recently).
>When I mentioned this to my mother in law in India ( she is very very
>nice) she sent me some herbal
>hair oil. The rate of hair loss gone down by at least 50 percent after
>I started usign this.
>
>A week back I went to a dermatologist and he asked me to use Rogaine
>extra strengh and he said that
>I had lost more about 70% of my hair and Rogaine is the only product
>that helps.
>I was really happy to hear the news and immediately started using it,
>but My hair loss came back with force.
>I am losing more than I used to, so I read the regaine help and also
>talked to my dermatologist.
>The rogaine help people said the that a little hair loss is seen but it
>should be afte 2 weeks or so using rogaine and not after
>2 -3 days.
>My dermatogist say that this is very unusal and did not give me a
>concrete yes or no
>(probably he wanted to be on the safe side I do not know) So I am at a
>loss as to what to do.
>I have started using Yasmin and Metaformin but I get nausea with
>Metaformin.
>I do have appointement set up with PCO speclist on the 21st ,
>but I am not sure if I will have any hair by then.
>
>I am at a loss on what to do, PLease help me. I want kids but I am not
>sure how it is going to be to get
>pregnant. Please help
>
>I have been thru worst things ( my husband is a chronic pancreatitis
>patient and had surgey last year which
>was so complicated that it lasted 16 hours, and now he is diabetic)
>but now I have lost the will to live
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