Re: Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Hair Loss
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 21:16:05 -0500 (CDT)
Did you try seeing a dermatologyst?.
At Thu, 10 Jul 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I have been on ortho tricyclen for about a year. I haven't have any
>really bad side effects, just a couple yeast infections and some breast
>growth, but my skin is really clear. I noticed over the past six months
>or so that my hair has been falling out. I loose a lot of hair in the
>shower and when I brush it. I wasn't so bad at first, my doc said it
>was normal, but now I notice that my hair is much thinner than it was
>before I went on the pill. The girl that does my hair even noticed that
>I have less hair than I used to. My doctor refuses to believe that the
>pill is making my hair fall out. Actually I have done a little research
>and there are many doctors that don't think the pill causes hair loss. I
>don't think there is anything else that can be causing it. I eat
>healthy and take a multivitamin. I'm not even close to being bald but
>my hair isn't thick anymore. Will this eventually stop or will I loose
>all my hair? My doc thinks if I stop the pill it will make the problem
>worse. Any insight would be really helpful...Thanks
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Director Obgyn.net Latina
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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