Starting, stopping, and changing birth control can be a hair fall cause. It is called diffuse hair loss or telogen effluvium. We all lose between 70-160 hair a day. When the hair cycle is disturbed by the change, it can result in over 300 hairs falling every day.
Sudden hair loss
What may seem to be sudden hair loss was caused from a change three months earlier. Checking a timeline, most women will find the change in the birth control or medication was three months earlier.
Hair falling out in clumps
Compared to normal daily hair loss, this can seem like hair falling out in clumps, patches, or patterns. However, this type of hair loss is always diffuse, all over the scalp and will never causes complete baldness.
Hair falling out
When the hair is falling out from the changes to birth control or medication, it should only last 3 months then stop. If the hair loss continues, then there is other contributing factors.
Hair loss causes
Common contributing factors relating to birth control hair loss are low iron, low ferritin the storage of iron, low B12 and low vitamin D. If you are experiencing hair loss and you have recently changed birth control or medication, it is a good ides to visit your doctor for a general blood test.
Hair fall reasons
Absolique Trichologist specialises in hair loss, hair thinning and scalp conditions. She will help you identify any contributing factors and get hair growth back underway. Basic treatment was used for these before and after photos along with some food advise and raising ferritin and vitamin D to sufficient levels. Absolique basic hair loss treatment can look like scalp brush therapy, scalp cleanser, Activance Clinician or we can also use Absolique special G.R.N Grow, revitalise, nourish.
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