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Outer hairs on left eyebrow are falling out. clear thyroid blood testing (not sure if full panel), pcos sufferer, just started yaz birth control to treat pcos. should i get more thyroid tests? could pcos cause this? will yaz help grow my hair back?
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Maybe, maybe not: Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) will block some of the androgen effects of the PCOS but may not grow the eyebrow hair again. Make sure that the thyroid testing included a TSH, T3, T4, and Free Thyroid Index.(FTI) to definitely rule out thyroid disorders as a cause.
Answered 4/30/2016
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Probably not: PCOS is characterized by hirsutism, meaning increased hair growth on face and other areas. You should have a TSH and Thyroxine level tested to be sure you are not hypothyroid, and, if so, take some thyroid replacement hormones. Hope this helps.
Answered 5/2/2016
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