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21 y/o. severe hair loss began after starting yaz bc and spironolactone for acne. diagnosed cte/ aga, shedding wont stop with rogaine. hopeless?
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Hair loss: Hair loss in young women is not common. YAZ birth control will not generally produce hair loss, but ask your gyn physician to get lab determinations for testosterone (total and free) as your symptoms may be caused by a rare male hormone producing tumor.
Answered 12/18/2018
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