Anesthetics and Platelets
October 1971
in “
The BMJ
”
TLDR The document suggests that hair loss after stopping birth control may be similar to post-pregnancy hair loss and could recur with future pregnancies.
The document describes a case where a 27-year-old woman experienced significant hair loss after ceasing oral contraceptive use and again after pregnancy, with a high number of hairs shed and many in the telogen phase, though no other clinical abnormalities were noted. The authors propose that the mechanism behind hair loss post-contraceptive use may be akin to post-pregnancy hair loss and could indicate a likelihood of similar hair loss after future pregnancies. Additionally, the document references a study showing that anticonvulsant drugs caused an increase in abnormal bone metaphases in animals, which normalized after stopping the drugs. Other topics briefly mentioned include risks associated with aspirin in surgery, sterilized milk bottle design, and medical terminology in the English language.
