Hair loss and both control?

First of all, what kind of hair loss is your daughter experiencing? Has she been seen by a dermatologist? Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease and typically the hair loss starts as round bald spots. If it's not alopecia then yes, it could be from all of the above you have mentioned if she is just experiencing thinning hair. Stress, hormones, and low iron stores can all cause hair issues. Is she taking an iron supplement? Women should have a ferritin level of around 100. I too have a low ferritin level of about an 8, I have alopecia universalis (total hair loss) and when I was taking regular iron my ferritin started going up and I did start seeing hair growth (eyelashes/eyebrows) that I hadn't had in many years. However, iron also can make your cholesterol go up. This shouldn't be a big problem for a girl your daughter's age though. I would talk to the doctor about taking supplements or having some iron infusions so they can monitor her. She should also learn to manage stress a little better if possible, maybe show her some meditation websites? As far bcp's, look to see if hair loss is a side effect? If her hair loss started when she went on the pill, maybe there is a different form of birth control she could try?

If your daughter's hair loss is alopecia, I would still try the iron supplements. I had alopecia areata as a young girl, when I was 16 I got very ill with mono and ended up in the hospital for a week. This is what triggered complete hair loss for me. And since then I've had trouble with bouts of reactivated EBV in times of high stress. This being said, it doesn't mean that your daughter will lose all of her hair. I don't want to scare you. Like I said, I had alopecia spots off and on since being a young girl.