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Contraception: the pill makes it down the hair?

Contraception: the pill makes it down the hair? Hair loss is always something difficult to accept, for men or women. Often, they say that the pill can cause hair loss ... Is this a myth or reality?

The hair is closely associated with hormone


The relationship between our birth and our hair? Because the health and even the presence of our hair is tied significantly to our hormones. This is particularly true, of course, for men. Baldness which the majority of them suffer from a certain age, called androgenetic alopecia, is in effect to hormones. The hair follicles of affected men, under the influence of testosterone, in fact, fail to grow more hair becoming thinner, then the down, then ... nothing. Women are also affected by the loss of hair to hormones, although they have far less testosterone in their blood than men. All know that hormonal changes a woman (pregnancy, contraception, menopause) will have an impact on the health of her hair.

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The pill can make hair fall


It is true that some contraceptive pills may make hair fall. This is the case of progestin pills, which do not contain estrogen. But beware: unlike the rich in estrogen pills have a beneficial for the hair. Do not point the finger all hormonal contraceptives, but simply make their selection carefully.