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Do I have telogen effluvium or aga from stop using birth control?

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I stopped birth control may 1st, in July I noticed my hair had thinned a lot. Within the next few months I have lost about half my hair. I have lost hair from all over my head but it is most visible in the temples and crown. I went back in birth control last month and noticed the shed slowed a. Bit but it picked up again in the last few days. I was told by one derm I have te and another aga?I am a 31 year old female and I am severely stressed about thiS, I'm sure the stress is adding to it

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Answered on Oct 7, 2014
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