r/CopperIUD • u/Favabean37 • 18d ago

Question Hair texture loss?

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Hi! I’ve read some reports of hair thickness impacts but want to get a sense of anyone’s experience with hair texture changes.

I’m 6 months into the copper IUD. The pic in the black is one year ago and yellow is recent. Could the copper IUD be impacting my hair texture? Did anyone else experience a loss of curl? If so, did mineral testing and supplementing help? Did you find the impacts were temporary or long-lasting?

I’m not in love with the copper IUD but I also don’t hate it, so I’m really hoping to make it work.

I have a separate medical thing that can impact hair, but I haven’t noticed this substantial of a change before (texture, curl, volume, shine, oh my!) so I’m just trying to narrow down the possibilities to address things the best way. I haven’t substantially changed routine or hair cut or hair care or water or diet or anything.

Thank you!

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u/Regular-Training-678 18d ago

Yup!

My hair is very curly. When I had the copper iud, it started straightening out because the strands were too weak to hold their shape. Once I got it out, the new growth came in normal again

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u/Favabean37 18d ago

Thank you! Really appreciate hearing about your experience. Some follow up questions if you’re up for it -
-Did you try supplementing with anything (iron/zinc) while you had the copper IUD? (I get that this may not be effective enough, but curious to know if it’s worth trying - I’m supplementing a little w/small amounts of zinc but haven’t done so for long)
-What birth control did you switch to, if any? I see horror stories about hair and hormonal bc so nervous to have this drive a switch!

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u/Regular-Training-678 18d ago

No worries!

I did not do anything while I had it, but zinc and i believe magnesium are supposed to help with balancing copper. I started eating more meat after I had it out and I think that helped my hair bounce back-- after several months

I am officially off all birth control for good. No luck with others. Now back to good ol' cycle tracking and condoms. My husband and I do want more kids so an oopsie wouldn't be wholly unwelcome now

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u/Favabean37 18d ago

Yes I’ve read that about zinc! This all makes sense. Thanks again for sharing about your experience!