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Elevated DHEA & Testosterone levels because of BCP's? (PCOS & Hair Loss)
» I've been experiencing hair loss for the past few months I started noticing
» this around September of this year. I have been on BCP since May of 2007,
» in which i started on Yasmin and Metformin. In July of 2007 I had hand
» surgery. Beacuse of the side effects in Metformin I stopped, and just kept
» with the BCP until mid to late September when I stopped taking the BCP's
» because I really believed they were causing me to lose my hair.
»
» I am feeling so depressed. The more I look the more I see hair gaps, and
» parts where there shouldn't be any.
»
» I took blood work before starting the BCP's while not having my period for
» quite some time (about 6-9 months) and my DHEA levels were 117, and total
» testosterone was 62, free testosterone was 11.7.
»
» I took some blood test this past November, and my testosterone level is
» 76, and my DHEA level is 448! My question is, could the BCP have raised
» my potassium level, and therefore raised my DHEA level raising my
» testosterone level causing me to have hair loss? I am completely baffled
» as to why when i was NOT on medz. my testosterone and DHEA levels were
» lower, after medz both are severely high. I used to see a very well known
» Endo, but he didn't even bother calling me back when i left a message with
» his nurse explaining my situation. I usually would need to make an
» appointment 6mos in advance in order to see him. I came across another
» Endo, and she seems interested in helping me so we shall see.
»
» Has anyone else experienced this? Could it have been the surgery, but what
» about the elevated DHEA & testosterone numbers? I went to see a
» dermatologist, and he suggested 25mg's of Spiro twice a day for 6mos and
» Minoxidil, but what about side effects - doesn't this cause facial hair
» growth? 
Hi Maddie
Sorry very quick question as in a rush, but could stopping the metformin have anything to do with this. You have PCOS right ?
salis is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
Complete thread:
- Elevated DHEA & Testosterone levels because of BCP's?
- Maddie, 30.11.2007, 07:32
- Elevated DHEA & Testosterone levels because of BCP's? - Monica, 01.12.2007, 00:36
- Elevated DHEA & Testosterone levels because of BCP's? - salis, 01.12.2007, 06:22
- Elevated DHEA & Testosterone levels because of BCP's? - kc, 05.01.2008, 14:49