For a Year I Experienced Hair Loss - No One Believed It Was My IUD

The first time I saw my bald spot, I was 10,000 feet in the air. Skydiving over Wollongong, Australia, should have been exhilarating. But when I got the photos back, my eyes didn't register the stunning landscape. Instead, they locked onto the crown of my head, where the wind had exposed a pale, empty patch of scalp. A bald spot, stark against the tangle of brown hair. Panic set in. For months, I noticed the signs: clumps in the shower drain, a shrinking ponytail, strands breaking at the slightest touch. My curly hair had always been high-maintenance - requiring heavy conditioner and keratin . . .