RE: Paraguard (Copper IUD) – Hair Loss – Naturopathic Medicine Network

RE: Paraguard (Copper IUD) – Hair Loss

Has anybody had hair loss from a Paraguard (Copper IUD)? I would love to hear your story. I had my Paraguard (Copper IUD) put in March 06. Its been 6 months and have lost at least 1/2 my thick black hair. I have never had kids and my blood tests shows that I am healthy. I didn’t really pay attention to my hair loss until recently when my shower drains started clogging and I always had to pick up hair where ever I went. My hair has turned brown now and dry. I just came back from my gynocologist and he told me that none of his patients that had the Paraguard ever mentioned about hair loss. He referred me to a dematologist to see if they can run some tests. Its too early to determine if its related to the IUD but the time line sure does fits. For the meanwhile I have done some research about high copper levels in the body and if its too high it can cause hair loss. To prevent absorption of copper I will need to take Zinc but I have to be careful not to take too much of that too otherwise it will have side affects too. I will keep everybody posted on my hair loss.

Kato

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