25th June 2007
Adrenergic hormones such as testosterone are usually off when it comes to hair loss. People with PCOS have high free testosterone and total testosterone levels. Estrogen also low runs low with PCOS.
Did you have a complete thyroid with free uptake, estrogen, progesterone,testosterone(total and free),FSH, LH, Follicle-stimulating ,
DHEAS,Prolactin ,androstenedione?
A complete CBC is done too to see if insulin and glucose is in check. A high glucose level can indicate insulin resistance, a diabetes-related condition that contributes to PCOS. Cholesterol is high too in women with PCOS.
As far as the Yasmin working to treat your hair loss. I just don't know. If indeed you have hair loss due to androgenic alopecia usually a pill with high amount of estrogen is given to over ride the testosterone. Most of my friends that have PCOS are either on Yasmin, Demulen, Desogen, and Orthocyclen. I dont have PCOS that I know of but I do take Desogen and my hair use to fall out when I was on that. I now take the name brand which is Ortho Cept and I take mutli B vitamins and it seems to have stopped fallling out now.
I guess until you have all your bloodwork done all you can do is try the Yasmin. You say your testosreone and thyroid are already high. I think if you can fix that then your hair loss would slow down or stop. Some of the medications fix the thyroid can cause hair loss tooIf you don't have PCOS then it's possible that the BCP are the cause for all your problems.
Did you have a complete thyroid with free uptake, estrogen, progesterone,testosterone(total and free),FSH, LH, Follicle-stimulating ,
DHEAS,Prolactin ,androstenedione?
A complete CBC is done too to see if insulin and glucose is in check. A high glucose level can indicate insulin resistance, a diabetes-related condition that contributes to PCOS. Cholesterol is high too in women with PCOS.
As far as the Yasmin working to treat your hair loss. I just don't know. If indeed you have hair loss due to androgenic alopecia usually a pill with high amount of estrogen is given to over ride the testosterone. Most of my friends that have PCOS are either on Yasmin, Demulen, Desogen, and Orthocyclen. I dont have PCOS that I know of but I do take Desogen and my hair use to fall out when I was on that. I now take the name brand which is Ortho Cept and I take mutli B vitamins and it seems to have stopped fallling out now.
I guess until you have all your bloodwork done all you can do is try the Yasmin. You say your testosreone and thyroid are already high. I think if you can fix that then your hair loss would slow down or stop. Some of the medications fix the thyroid can cause hair loss tooIf you don't have PCOS then it's possible that the BCP are the cause for all your problems.