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Diffuse hair loss and oral contraceptives
Author(s) -
GRIFFITHS W.A.D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb06668.x
Subject(s) - pill , medicine , hair loss , progestogen , scalp , family planning , hair disease , dermatology , physiology , gynecology , population , estrogen , research methodology , pharmacology , environmental health
SUMMARY Diffuse loss of scalp hair occurs in some women when they stop taking mixed oestrogen/progestogen oral contraceptives. Nine women had diffuse alopecia while still continuing to take the pill. The relationship between the hair thinning and oral contraceptives is discussed.