I actually wonder if its very difficult to get long hair while on hrt, im only in my low 30s so im still young so I kind of wonder if it will get longer and be able to maintain it without having to get it cut which I hate getting my haircut anyway, always hated it. any answers on this would be very appreciative

Lavinia

Well you can grow them out , it just take a long time ...

thanks falseprincess, good to know that i can get long hair, im not worried even if it is a little short i can still style it in a feminine way.

I don't cut my hair since January 2013 and even there it was already with a considerable lenght (not extremely short). I trimmed it a bit on this last January....but it is taking ages to get longer. I can make a ponytail if I want...It is covering completely my ears and tehind it is totally covering my neck...but still too short to style it (mainly because my hairline receded and there is the problem).

I believe it may take about 2 years to get it into a good traditional feminine lenght

I wish I had the hair I had when I was in my thirties... Actually it's not bad, but the front is receding somewhat. I am 56 year old and my hair is about 4" past my shoulders. So I would say the answer is yes...

You can also try taking biotin. You will have to take 5000mcg a day minimum but your hair and nails will grow faster, and your nails will become stronger too which means less breaking. You can get Biotin pretty cheap at WalMart or most grocery stores that have an extensive vitamin department.

Getting long hair is only difficult from the patience perspective. Oh, and the not getting irritated when it is at the awkward too short to style, too long to look tidy stage. It is worth getting the split ends taken out every month or two - your hair will look A lot better for it.

My hairdresser estimated about a year from a fairly typical male style to something approaching feminine and he wasn't far wrong. My current picture is about 18 months growth.


Rosie

thanks I will defiantly remember that, getting long nails is difficult for me since im a nail biter so its difficult to even get any nails, long hair im not too worried about right now, im sure ill have no problems at all and if I do ill say something on here to see what I can do I will defiantly try that biotin to see if that helps. thanks again for answering this question. was most helpful

I cut my hair short about two months ago and I kind of miss having long hair now. It's just so hard for me to get a proper styling on it.
I've measured how fast my hair grows and it's about 1.78 cm/month.

Yes. Hair grows at 6"/year. I've got shoulder-length hair and the bangs are 18", thus, three years of growth with one more year in there to deal with maintenance cuts.

Hrt has actually corrected a hair loss problem I was having (though feminine as I still had my hairline) and has brought my hair in thicker, fuller, and it's growing like a weed! It's down to the middle of my back now, and I recently had to throw away my smaller hair ties for larger ones so I can keep wearing pony tails when I want to. And this is only 2 months and almost 3 weeks in. I look forward to a full head of hair again after a year as I have alot of new growth that's thickening and coming in nicely. In fact, I already need a trim again after only 3 months!

Alot does depend on the type of hrt meds your taking especially the antiandrogens. My advice would be to talk with your Endochronologist about it and she/he will get you on the right stuff to help your hair come in and grow. It will grow faster if you keep the dead ends trimmed though and use quality hair products ie: shampoos, conditioners, etc., and use a good hair, skin and nails multi. My hair is very important to me not just because I'm in transition (MTF), but I'm full blood Native American as well. Baldness if kind of frowned upon among my people.

Hope this helps ya a little.

Long hair takes FOREVER. I've been growing the damned stuff for 14 months now, and my bangs are still barely down to my eyebrows.

It's an excruciatingly-long process. My advice is just to start it as soon as possible.

HRT does help to grow longer hair, since testosterone messes with hair growth, so removing it does help. But yeah, if you're going to grow it, start ASAP. Otherwise it's going to be months and months and months or agony as you wait.

I guess I am at an advantage here as I have had long hair for eight years now... Now the receding hair line is another story... LOL

Quote from: FalsePrincess on March 22, 2014, 10:55:27 AM
Well you can grow them out , it just take a long time ...

Yep. it just takes time and patience.

Still growing mine out and it's been six months since HRT and my start of growing my hair out.

Finasteride has helped bring back some of my hair loss and I'm continuing to take that now along with the daily 5000 Biotin and D3 supplement recommended by my endo.

I'm not on an official antiandrogen but I am in my mid thirties now. Just estradiol and patience.

I regularly get a cut about every 3 weeks as it is getting longer just to keep it from looking like a micro mullet. I'm still in boy mode at work so I keep a 5 o'clock shadow and style my hair forward and a little edgy which I guess disguises me as an aging hipster. Let's see if I can get some pics up here to show the difference over time.

I've had long hair since I was 21. I've cut it at various lengths here and there throughout the years.

Nope, if healthy and on a proper HT regimen, just don't cut it and give it lots of time. I've heard more than a few cases where max length didn't come for five years.

I'm at 39 months growth, with regular trims(proof of trims comes in that I had blond hair before this growth period.) My length is about 16 or 17" probably 6" or so has been trimmed off during those 39 months.

At Christmas last year:


About a month or so after:


A month ago:



And today in full boy mode:



So yes patience lots and lots of patience. I like to try to keep my hair even as the back grows like weeds while the sides and front grow rather slowly. By the time I'm done I want to have a style somewhat like the wig I'm wearing in my avatar.

I'm sure it varies from person to person... I've worn my hair long (usually nearly waist-length when straight and wet, but it's so wavy that it's more like mid-back when it's dry) since I was in high school. I swear it does grow faster on HRT, but I haven't gotten it cut often since then. I did once cut it back to shoulder-length, and it grew back to just above the waist within the year. Everyone has variables like how long their hair CAN grow (that's as long as mine will get even if left untrimmed, but I've seen women with hair down to their knees) and how fast it grows, etc.

Even at 43 and loosing some hair I went from this:


July 2012 (I did have a trim in August 2012 to even out where only the sides were trimmed to even things up since I was thin on top). I identified as Genderqueer here, but not Transgender MtF yet.


To this


March 18th, 2014, 3 months HRT and a little over 6 months on Finasteride

I started Finasteride in September 2013 and HRT on December 12th, 2013. I started going full time a little over a week ago. FYI, I started dying my hair red in 2011 (it's naturally light brown with some gray.) I stopped using hair dye in July 2012 and switched to Red Henna.

Now I get all kinds of positive comments on my hair So yes, it's definitely possible to grow hair long later in life. After 4-6 months of growing it out, it was horrible dealing with that awkward stage. I used headbands and Alice Bands quite a bit. After about 14 months, it got a lot easier once I could put it in a significant ponytail. At 7 months I could put it in a small ponytail, but it didn't help much at all. Now ponytails look great and hold hair back on windy days. It was all worth it