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Which birth control is better for hair loss? Yasmin or Diane 35?

CindymchNov 20, 2018
I’m currently taking Yasmin but I read somewhere that Diane it’s much stronger as anti androgen birth control which one should I use? I have androgenetic alopecia.

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