I'm 23 y/o with 1st stage female pattern baldness, shedding 200+ hair per day. I have PCOS (though with regular periods). I started Diane35 in January'17 in the hope that it would help with my hair loss. Luckily my hair loss now has completely stopped and I am very happy. I have also been applying Rogaine 5% women foam alongside. I am planning to stop Diane35 next month as I am worried about side effects like DVT. Should I expect to lose hair again? (Even though I plan to continue Rogaine)??
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Unfortunately it does not. Patients with androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, scarring alopecia, alopecia areata and even those who don't have any hair loss at all (and decide to use Rogaine) can send from Rogaine. See your physician if concerned.
Tough to tell - but one explanation might be that these treatments are expanding the blood vessels in your scalp and causing your heart to pump harder to fill them. Minoxidil does this - it is known as a "vasodilator" (it lowers blood pressure too). Check with your doctor...