I know that this has been brought up multiple times, however I really just want to hit specifics here.
I am 21 years old, noticed my hair shedding at 19 and since then always been paranoid. However at 20 I realized that I have a bit of thinning on my right temple that is worse than my left. I started taking propecia, rogaine, and all this other stuff. But then just stopped in general (which I know, that's a bad idea) and I definitely noticed more shedding. Just from the frontal area. I finally began hormone replacement therapy in november 2015, and have been on it since. I know that hrt probably won't grow any lost hair, however I am told that it at least slows it down. However to this day, I am still shedding and my hand can grab 2-3 hairs if I simply just run it through my hair. I am born with thin hair and I am born with a big forehead, so this freaks me out. Now that my right side is a bit more prominent.
So my question is, will estradiol and spironolactone help up until my surgery in december that will involve reconstructing my forehead and lowering my hairline and hair transplants in the summer of 2017?






Pulling my hair back:

Suppression of testosterone is what will stop the hair loss and if your Spiro dosage is correct, not only should hair loss stop but some might regrow. The hair that was lost a long time ago is gone but recent hair loss can regrow. Some hair loss is always normal. I still have a full head of hair but I can pull a sizable amount out each day that has reached it's dormant state and it will resume growth months from now. Ask for the testosterone levels from your last/next blood test and if they are in the feminine range, hair loss shouldn't be a problem.

Thank you very much for the response, I do know my testosterone levels actually! They were at 23, when I had blood tests almost a month ago. So they lowered the dosage of my spiro and keep at a average female level.

Judging by your pics and levels you won't have anything to worry about with hair loss. The Spiro generally stops the loss the estrogen means the hair grows for longer times and therefore helps with thickness too as fewer follicles are in rest phase.

If the units are ng/dl, my lab report indicates you want to be 14-76. Post surgical without any HRT my body is running 36. This Chart shows a bit larger range. At 23 you are in the feminine range though on the lower end of the scale.

I've had this said to me enough times at that age so I'll pass it along: Wait, you're mtf? wowza you already look great!

Head and anatomical hair have different needs and do the opposite of body hair so it should stunt any further loss as mentioned before, but it's not going to stop normal loss levels if the follicle is already at the end of its life cycle. That would account for still losing what you've been pulling out. http://www.laroche-posay.com/article/Loss-Hair/a291.aspx High stress jobs can contribute to that too.... speaking of which, I love the doo, but i thought the mil dress reqs didn't allow for hair that long?

either way, thank you for your service!

So I am all good! Just need to shed out the hair that already reached the end of its cycle basically?
And thank you very much for your compliments and yea...it is out of ranks, but I ride that fine line because everyone else does as well.

I had full regrowth of my temples after 4 years of hrt. I couldn't be happier with my hair. You would of never had guessed I had an m shaped hairline before.

Quote from: Alex-Ketchum on May 28, 2016, 07:54:34 PM
So I am all good! Just need to shed out the hair that already reached the end of its cycle basically?
And thank you very much for your compliments and yea...it is out of ranks, but I ride that fine line because everyone else does as well.

That's what i figure but i'm not an expert, just a googler... however, I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express.

Quote from: Lady_Oracle on May 28, 2016, 07:59:52 PM
I had full regrowth of my temples after 4 years of hrt. I couldn't be happier with my hair. You would of never had guessed I had an m shaped hairline before.

Then I guess I got not much to worry about but just continue my current regimen!

Yep, one of the big reasons I went ahead and pushed onto HRT before I may have otherwise been ready was to avoid as much hair loss as possible. I ended up with some regrowth from loss I didn't even know I had - I've got a tuft of hair on my forehead that's all the same length and quite a bit shorter than everything around it. It's blending in more and more though.

As for hair fall, some is normal, but you also need to be careful to not use overly harsh shampoos and other chemicals on your hair that promote premature hair fall. It makes a big difference. I can have anywhere from almost none to a large cat's hairball in the drain catcher thing (gross) when I get out of the shower depending on what I'm using in my hair, and it also makes a difference in how much I lose during normal styling and detangling and stuff. Some is always going to occur, as others have explained, it's natural.