June 15 2009, 8:35 am PT | Posted in: Female Hair Loss
I am having a hysterectomy July 31st and was instructed to stop taking my birth control pills which I did as of March. In the meantime, I ruptured both of my achilles tendons and had major surgery. I started losing my hair not too long after the surgery and thought the hair loss was due to the surgery. After reading some comments online, I realized that the hair loss is probably due to having stopped taking the pill. Now I’m concerned that with this major surgery and another coming up soon, I will continue to lose more and more hair. Is there anything I can do to stop the hair loss? I am terrified of going bald!
I doubt that you will become bald. Reactive hair loss after a major surgery is often cyclical and often will return if you are one of the unlucky people to experience. There is no way to prevent this in those that have experienced it in the past.
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I had the same concern as i would have the surgery so the doctors prescribed me some drugs such as finasteride or minoxidil to help to prevent and promote growth.
Other tips you may use are natural oils like lavender or coconut oil to massage your scalp. This makes your blood circulation improved. Vitamin B and also minerals and supplements help the nourishment not only to your body but also to your hair.
If the surgery is not until July 31st, it’s probably not for a life threatening condition. This is an excellent opportunity to find out if there are alternatives that may not have been presented to you. It’s also an opportunity to read about the effects of hysterectomy. There’s a good, short video that you can watch on YouTube called “Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs” that might be very helpful to you.