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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: redhot1 on April 14, 2016, 07:22:42 AM

Title: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: redhot1 on April 14, 2016, 07:22:42 AM
Can HRT hormones have any effect on hair, especially head hair?
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: big kim on April 14, 2016, 07:41:06 AM
In some cases yes. I had a bald patch at the crown  & some receeding at the front. The bald patch filled in, there was some slight regrowth at the front, I now have hair almost to my bust.
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: KayXo on April 14, 2016, 08:45:40 AM
Estrogen will prolong the duration of hair growth so that hair can potentially be much longer. Hair loss, if any, will stop when T levels are low. Estrogen should keep head hair thick.
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: MichaelaLJ1972 on April 14, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
Quote from: big kim on April 14, 2016, 07:41:06 AM
In some cases yes. I had a bald patch at the crown  & some receeding at the front. The bald patch filled in, there was some slight regrowth at the front, I now have hair almost to my bust.

How long before you noticed new growth in your thinner areas?
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: big kim on April 15, 2016, 01:45:07 AM
About 6 months before I noticed it was filling in the bald patch. After 18 months it was gone. The front hadn't receded enough to be a problem
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: sandrauk on April 15, 2016, 05:03:03 AM
Quote from: big kim on April 15, 2016, 01:45:07 AM
About 6 months before I noticed it was filling in the bald patch. After 18 months it was gone. The front hadn't receded enough to be a problem

Pretty much the same for me. My wife told me my bald patch had gone. I didn't know I had one.
Title: Re: HRT/estrogen and hair
Post by: sandrauk on April 15, 2016, 06:03:02 AM
The 2012 photo was the best I could grow and shows it all combed forward. Now I cut my fringe every two weeks.
I don't know whether it's regrowth or not but I don't care

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a615/bsandrabr/SAM_0605%202_zps5kcdlgh9.jpg

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a615/bsandrabr/DSC00183%202_zpsiaaevcvd.jpg