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Hair Loss due to the Pill

Oral contraceptives have become increasingly popular as a birth - control method. It is easy to use and it proves to be very accurate. Unfortunately, not many women are aware that birth - control pill can causes a hair loss.

Oral contraceptive pills increase amount of estrogen in female's body. Every woman reacts differently to the pill. It may thicken hair and the growth of hair increase in most cases, but will significantly decrease right after the start. Hair loss is expected to occur more after the stop of the pill. There is a risk while on the pill that the hair will fall out in patches and it may go away stopping the pill or may remain forever.

Modern traditional medicine offers a wide variety of contraceptive pills offered to women that are formulated to address women's differences according to ages and conditions.

Doctor may suggest options to choose correct medication. Women who are concerned with the hair loss, associated with taking a pill should ask their doctor specifically for the ones that are low in androgen, for it is the hormone that causes excessive hair loss during taking a pill. Lowest in androgen pills are: Desogen, Ortho - Cept, Ortho - Cyclen, Ortho - Tri - Cyclen, Ovcon 35, Demulen, Zovia.

Studies show that there is a connection between hair loss in women and taking a pill. There are a few new pills which are made with progestin derivatives and contain no or less androgens and will not promote androgenic alopecia /female hair loss related to hormones / . Women who are generally susceptible for hair loss or are sensitive to hormone changes, are more prone for hair loss during and after the pill therapy. Those new medications are: Nestorone, Nomegestrol Acetate, Desogestrel. They are not expected to cause androgenic effect such as a hair loss.