Confirming the Yasmin birth control - hair loss connection.

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Confirming the Yasmin birth control - hair loss connection.

I would like to submit myself as a "test subject," as it were. I have been experiencing serious Telogen Effluvium (temporary hair loss) from my first round of Yasmin last year. I noticed my hair falling out in huge amounts about 1 month into taking the pill, so I got off after 3 months. My hair continued to fall out for about 6 months, and then gradually stopped. There is some regrowth, but it's coming in very slowly.

Here's the important part: I RE-STARTED Yasmin because I needed to be back on the pill for contraceptive protection and thought maybe the hair loss from the last time was all in my head (no pun intended). MY HAIR LOSS PROCEEDED TO RESTART AFTER A MONTH ON THE PILL and began to fall out in heavy amounts once again. This is not placebo at all. Here is the reason I can tell the difference:

When I am on the pill, I wake up to find small white follicles that have simply plucked themselves out of my head and are sitting there, waiting to fall out. On the pill, even just touching my hair forces out two or three hairs by the very root. This did not occur after my body rid itself of the last bout of Yasmin.

I would just like to CONFIRM all the doubt that I, too, had about whether Yasmin causes hair loss while on the pill. INDEED - IT DOES.

Editor’s Comments,

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your experiment with us. It’s no new story that Yasmin has been associated with some sudden hair loss and what you did personally confirm it to all the readers that are taking this birth contraceptive. Thank you again for sharing your story and experience you have with us!

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Confirming the Yasmin birth control - hair loss connection.

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Jun 21, 2010
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Hair Loss AFTER STOPPING YAZ
by: Abby

I've been off Yaz for 9 months and shedding TONS of hair for 7 months. In the beginning I was losing over 400 hairs just after a shower. Now it's decreased to 40-80 after a shower and I have lost about 40% of my hair. I was only on Yaz for 2 months and prior to going on Yaz I had a full, thick head of hair. All I want more than anything is for this shedding to stop. I have noticed a lot of new growth, but some of these hairs have fallen out. Some have grown into 1-3 inch hairs. Please be careful when messing with hormones.

Jun 13, 2010
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Yasmin hair loss
by: Anonymous

I lost so much hair when I was on Yasmin! My hair is very thick, curly and I have lots of it so it took me a while to realize it was Yasmin. It even sarted losing its natural curl. It's growing back slowly and getting curlier now.

May 10, 2010
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Hair loss with Yasmin...
by: gem

I had the exact same thing...I had been using yasmin for about a year - within a few months I noticed quite alot of hair loss - especially whilst washing it in the shower, it got to a point that people around me started to notice that it had become thinner and I knew as soon as I could no longer french plait it something was wrong. My hair was pretty long and in the end I had to have quite alot cut off it to try and make it appear thicker.

It has taken 3 years (since quiting yasmin) for my hair to feel thicker, although I can't seem to grow it to the length is used to be without it stil looking thin+limp :( It's a tricky one because two of my friends are on yasmin and they haven't had any problems with hair loss. I also found I suffered with dry eyes. It didn't really help that whenever I mentioned these concerns about hairloss to my doctor they always seemed to shrug it off. I know yasmin is still fairly new but I really think that the link with hair loss needs to be properly established so that us women can make a more informed choice as to what birth control we choose to take.

Feb 28, 2010
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Yaz and hair loss
by: Anonymous

I have been on YAZ for just 3 weeks and have noticed excessive shedding. The hair at the top of my head is very thin and I have a small bald spot. I have long thick hair so its not that noticeable ,I hope not anyway. I wouldnt have even known it was YAZ but I just happen to be talking to a friend who mentioned her hair fell out when she was on YAZ for a year(She now wears extensions). So as soon as I heard that I wondered if it could be the YAZ but I still took it for another week because I wasnt sure. Im no longer taking it and i starting taking garlic pills to hopefully decrease the shedding.

Feb 25, 2010
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It never grows back to what it was
by: Anonymous

I used Yaz in 09 for three months, and realized that my hair has gotten much thinner one month after stopping the pill. I freaked out! None of the females in my family from all sides has experienced thinning hair even at old age.
I went to few dermatologists, endocrinologists, regular doctors and nobody ever admitted or even thought that birth control can cause hair loss.
On the contrary they thought it would help hair growth. After all the possible tests there was no conclusion or diagnosis, I was healthy. That only points to YAZ. I have to tell you that I've taken all the steps(organic shampoo, no hair color, no conditioner, special herbal hair treatments for growth, healthy eating, extra vitamins for hair...) in trying to get my hair back to normal thickness but unfortunately even after three years it has not fully recovered. I's gotten a little bit better, but far from what it was. It is sad, and I regret ever taking this poison, but I am glad that it didn't affect me more severely. Good luck everyone.

Feb 08, 2010
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Yaz and hair loss
by: Anonymous

Wow, I really didn't want to believe that Yaz was actually the culprit for my hair loss but considering I had really thick hair exactly 4months ago, before I started taking it... I have no other choice to believe now, especially since I'm not taking any other medications. Today I decided I'm done with it and I'm hoping and praying that my hair will return to normal and stop this excessive shedding in the next few months. I literally lose at least 10 or more strands of hair just from touching it. If I decide to brush it.......tears come to my eyes because of the amount of hair that comes out, all with little white dots at the root which I would guess is the follicle(i hope not though).
This cant be an acceptable side effect for ANYTHING other than chemotherapy!!!!!

Feb 08, 2010
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Yasmin and Hair Loss
by: Anonymous

Yes Yasmin is connected to hair loss but when I came off the pill my hair loss stopped in 4 months and it is starting to regrow.

Please becareful reading these posts as people only write when they have a problem, I am sure many of the people on these posts have now returned back to normal but do not post the outcomes when they are happy.

Jan 14, 2010
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hai
by: Anonymous

I am so relieved to hear that I'm not the only one!! I started taking Yaz about 3 months ago because a friend of mine had about 6 months of packs that she wasn't going to use. Things were going just swimmingly until Monday when i noticed a quarter sized patch of my hair MISSING on the top side of my head!! I don't know when it came out but it seems to have happened pretty much over night. I'm 23 with a comb over! IT'S AWFUL! i didn't even think that Yaz could be the culprit...definitely is and i'm stopping the pill immediately! Man i hope it fills back in quick, this shit is nuts.

Jan 08, 2010
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hair loss - DEFINITELY!!!!!
by: Anonymous

So I have been on yasmin for the past 2 years. I have always had pretty full hair & haven't cut my hair (except for a small trim) in 3 years. I noticed that my hair had gotten significantly thinner over the past two years. Now that I've read these blogs, I know why. I am getting off of this pill ASAP!!!!

Jan 07, 2010
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hair loss with yasmin
by: Anonymous

i started taking yasmin in september and stopped after 1 1/2 months. my hair is has been really thinning and the new growth is very fine. Will my hair grow back to it's normal thickness, and if yes what is a timeline? Does anyone have any answers?

Dec 21, 2009
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I lost hair due to yasmine
by: Anonymous

i started taking yasmine in jan of 09, and come april i lost a huge patch of hair at the back of my head... i asked my doctor if i should stop taking yasmine and he advised me not too, shortly after i notced 7 more bald patches i stopped taking yasmine in aug 09, and the large patch at the back of my head has grown back but now i have 2 small ones at the nape of my neck. im praying this was caused by the yasmine and that once its out of my system this nightmare will end... i have never had anything like this at all happen to me and since yasmine was the first pill i had ever taken i was surethats what it was from>

Nov 28, 2009
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Hair-Loss
by: Anonymous

I have been on Yasmin for 7 years and after about 2 years of taking it I started experiencing terrible hair-loss. I went for every test possible to try and figure out why my hair was thinning out so much (I used to have extremely thick hair) and no one could figure out why because I was healthy. I started taking it when I was 18 y/o for medical problems so I didn't want to go off it but I stopped taking it 2 weeks ago after I heard this and amd hoping my hair-loss will stop soon!

Oct 02, 2009
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Hair loss and Gums receding
by: Anonymous

I've been on Yasmin for 6 years, and just suffered through the hair loss, because regular progestone birth control pills drive me nutty.
Now I am experiencing RECEDING GUMS also. I knew the hair loss was the price you pay for Yasmin. I used tricks to thicken up the rest of my hair, and reduced the amount of shampooing. But it has gotten worse, with bigger clumps coming out after shampooing. And now the receding gums!
I am going off it tomorrow. So sad. I loved the synthetic progesterone because it made PMS less life-threatening for my husband.
-Londa in Vermont

Sep 29, 2009
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Here Here to Yaz Hair Loss Connection
by: bjanderson

I took Yaz for about 4 months and noticed hair coming out of my head everytime I washed my hair and also my leg and arm pit hair got very thin. I've been off of it for 3 months and my leg and arm pit hair has returned to normal. The hair on my head is slowly filling in with new growth, but I continue to lose more than normal hair everytime I wash my hair.

Sep 11, 2009
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Yaz
by: Lacey Sue

I have been on YAZ for 1.5 years, I had no problems with hair loss, until the last few months. I have lost enormous amounts of hair..I finally bit the bullet and took myself off of the pill, figuring that it was culprit. I have been off for 2 weeks now...no slowing yet on the shedding, but I am crossing my fingers that an end (a happy end at that) is in sight!

Aug 25, 2009
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What Alternatives are There
by: Anonymous

I am 42 and started Yaz and Spiro for hairloss. Well, as most of you have commented on similar siutations, my hairloss, 6 mos in is now worse. I think my issue could be due to age and estrogen decrease, but what approach should I take? Its soo frustrating.

Aug 07, 2009
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Yasmin and Hair Loss
by: Stephanie

Hey, I was relieved to learn there is a cause for my hair loss and that it could eventually stop falling out. I took Yasmin for 3 years, and over that period of time I noticed my hair was gradually thinning. Then, a couple of months ago it started falling out in huge amounts. I had a hunch it was from the Pill so I stopped taking it. Two months later my hair is still falling out and I have a bald spot on top. I am devastated because I have always had beautiful thick hair. I feel like it is ruined. At least I am hopeful now that my hair nightmare will eventually come to an end!

Aug 03, 2009
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Confirming the Yasmin Hair Loss Connection - I agree!!!
by: Anonymous

Thanks for posting, as I have had a similar experience... my hair started falling out, one month into taking Yasmin. I stopped taking it after 3months and still my hair (4 months later) continues to shed excessively.

You post gives me some hope that this nightmare will end soon, as my doctor and derm both believe that Yasmin DOES NOT CAUSE HAIR LOSS!!!

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