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!