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From: bfreeman@ms.uky.edu (Beth Freeman)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.bio
Subject: Re: birth control pills and hair growth
Summary: hair fallout!
Keywords: birth control pills hair growth
Message-ID: <11094@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 89 01:25:06 GMT
References: <222@truffles.cs.utexas.edu>
Organization: U of Ky, Math. Sciences, Lexington KY
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In article <222@truffles.cs.utexas.edu>, lisa@cs.utexas.edu (Lisa Laguna) writes:
> Incidentally, if anyone knows of any REAL methods (i.e. vitamins) to affect
> hair growth, I would appreciate the information.  I've been trying to grow
> my hair long for 10 years, but at the rate of 2 inches per year, I get fed
> up with the never ending 'growing out stage and invariably cut it.
> 
> I would appreciate any e-mail responses...
> 
> Lisa Laguna

When I took birth control pills orally (as opposed to putting them in my
shampoo) I found that my hair tended to fall out!  I stopped taking them
last November and my hair is definately staying IN my head better.  The
pills did not affect how much my hair grew though.
Has anyone had a similar experience or know why this might have happened?
Beth



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