I am also have been experiencing hair loss since I was about 20 years old. For awhile, I thought my hair was getting better, but for the last year it's gotten worse. I attribute the loss to being vegan/vegetarian and more so to my on/off again relationship with birth control. From what I gather, BC is the culprit often times and it is usually when women go on and off and on again. Considering you want to have children, it's probably not a good idea to go back on it. The risk isn't worth it! There are always condoms (even though they're terrible when you're in a serious relationship) or there is a copper IUD which has no hormones in it. I am considering getting an IUD soon!
From my 5-6 years of hair thinning I've realized the following things:
-Short hair with a blunt cut gives you volume (plus the "bob" style is in fashion
-Joan rivers good hair day is amazing! I use it everyday and it really fills in those thin spots
-Bastine dry shampoo with a hint of (whatever your hair) color is also great for filling in the scalp, it gives you volume, and then you don't have to wash your hair as much which is good
-Shampoos with chemicals are bad (sulfates). I use Jason's thin to thick and it gives me great volume.
I have recently started taking saw palmetto and a b-vitamin complex pill. Apparently saw palmetto helps with DHT blockers. It's only been a couple months and I can't say there is much happening at the moment.
I used to use Rogaine and maybe that's why my hair got better for awhile, but then I stopped...so it could be why my hair fell out again. Currently I'm trying Rogaine again to see if it will help me!
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