So I have a "monk" patch. What are the odds HRT will help reform this?

[Christine167]

So my wife has informed me that in fact I do have a male pattern thinning spot on top of my head in the typical crown area. I still have hair there but it has been thinning over the years.

So I am looking to do hair transplants as the back up plan. However I was curious about others who have this issue and have started HRT? Is there a good chance of regrowing that hair? Should I be looking for another solution?

Thanks for your help. It's currently very depressing/dysphoric to think about.

[Jenny07]

Have you seen your doctor about this as I got mine to prescribe Finasteride?
This is meant to help and delay MPB until you get onto HRT.
It is meant to have significant side effects to normal males like depression but I feel great.
HRT will also help, but it's best to get on it early before the damage is done.

It has stopped my hair fall and has really eased the anxiety/dysphoria associated with the thought of MPB.
It should help with regrowth but takes some time 6 months to kick in.

There is lots of girl on this here so can answer your questions including myself.

J

[Christine167]

Did you take anything else with it like rogaine?

I'm looking for good solutions and trying avoid drug interactions between products. I will look into the Finasteride thanks. Also can your endo prescribe this for you? I'm still not out to my general practitioner and am looking for a trans friendly one.

[Jenny07]

I hear you about drugs.
I have always avoided them, but have little option. I suppose we all have little option if we want HRT.

No nothing else with it but please read up as it can be quite disconcerting during the shedding phase in the first 4-5 months. I have been on it 7 months now and there is little shedding at all, and I feel so much better about it and am not afraid of going bald now. I was surprised about not getting depressed on it as it lowers the male libido which in my mind validates how I feel, which makes me very happy.

Good luck with it.

J

[Tanya]

Hi,  I have been on hrt for three years, Estradiol Valerate IM only and I have regained almost all of my hair there and I was very close to having a bald spot.  Now if I take a picture of the top of my head you can barely see some skin where that spot used to be.  I never thought it would happen, but it has.  Good luck.
Tanya

[Christine167]

Hi,  I have been on hrt for three years, Estradiol Valerate IM only and I have regained almost all of my hair there and I was very close to having a bald spot.  Now if I take a picture of the top of my head you can barely see some skin where that spot used to be.  I never thought it would happen, but it has.  Good luck.
Tanya

That means a lot to me. Thank you and Jenny so much. Hair is a big dysphoria trigger for me. I really hope that HRT alone works but I do think depending on the cost I will start the other if I am delayed in starting HRT.

[Shantel]

MPB is usually genetic and comes as testosterone converts to dihydrotestosterone which kills off hair follicles in the head. Usually it's not reversible however once one gets on feminizing HRT coupled with a testosterone blocker like spironolactone, the problem dissipates considerably but doesn't go away completely. Most people take finasteride to block the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. Eventually when the testicles are removed through orchiectomy or SRS it then becomes a moot problem. All of the topical solutions on the market are only a temporary fix and are for the most part ineffective in the long run because as soon as one stops using it the hair dies and falls out.