Jordan
03-15-2011, 01:28 AM
Hi ladies,
I've just started my hair loss journey. Out of denial and fear, I've held off on researching until it really started to become a problem... which is now.
It's been devastating to discover that birth control pills can trigger genetic predisposition. I've always known it was probably in the cards for me given that my mother lost most of her hair in her 20s, but I didn't know that I had any control over setting it off. I've been on Loestrin 1/20 for 4 years!! (I'm 28 now)
I don't know what to do about the pill situation. From what I've read on here so far, it seems best to quit immediately, but I'm scared of all the shedding. A lot of the posts I've found are circa 2007 and I'm wondering if there is anything new on the subject or a way to ween yourself off the hormones?? any progress in this area?
I've always been paranoid about every single strand that's fallen off my head, but I really can't attribute directly to taking the pill since there was no immediate cause/effect that I can discern.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to make an educated decision and I really feel lost.
Thanks.
I've just started my hair loss journey. Out of denial and fear, I've held off on researching until it really started to become a problem... which is now.
It's been devastating to discover that birth control pills can trigger genetic predisposition. I've always known it was probably in the cards for me given that my mother lost most of her hair in her 20s, but I didn't know that I had any control over setting it off. I've been on Loestrin 1/20 for 4 years!! (I'm 28 now)
I don't know what to do about the pill situation. From what I've read on here so far, it seems best to quit immediately, but I'm scared of all the shedding. A lot of the posts I've found are circa 2007 and I'm wondering if there is anything new on the subject or a way to ween yourself off the hormones?? any progress in this area?
I've always been paranoid about every single strand that's fallen off my head, but I really can't attribute directly to taking the pill since there was no immediate cause/effect that I can discern.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to make an educated decision and I really feel lost.
Thanks.