We are often asked if there is any need to address balding in transgendered women, since the role of hormones such as hrt is often considered to override the male balding pattern. Women suffer from hair loss too
Most menopause related hair loss does slow down with time. One transgendered woman online explains: High testosterone and low estrogen both may be linked to hair loss.
You should consult your doctor if:
I know it leads to higher t but blocks receptors, but does it also block dht from affecting hair follicles? It can also occur in your 30s and 40s, depending on the specific age at which you begin to enter menopause. Estrogen taken oraly has been shown to completely reverse male pattern baldness in transgender patients. Over time, hair follicles begin to shrink and eventually stop the production of new hair. In women, alopecia androgenica results not in going bald, but in an overall thinning of hair. Hrt hair regrowth is also possible for trans women with androgenetic alopecia (otherwise known as male or female pattern baldness). However, the follicles remain alive allowing them the potential to grow hair again at some point. She does have fphl though so i'm not sure if that's in some ways different from typical male pattern baldness. Estrogen is a female hormone that is sometimes used to relieve the symptoms of certain types prostate cancer in men. The good news is that most cases of male pattern hair loss do not result in complete baldness. In men, this results in loosing hair near the forehead first, and slowing loosing hair toward the back of the head until they are bald. Hormonal hair loss in women can be treated. Up to 40% of men regrow their hair in a span of 3 to 6 months. Hormonal imbalance & estrogen dominance People who are genetically predisposed to hair loss, have hair follicles that are particularly sensitive to the effects of dht, and dht sensitivity is considered the primary cause of male pattern baldness. I know it leads to higher t but blocks receptors, but does it also block dht from affecting hair follicles? Male pattern baldness occurs because of genetic factors and hormonal imbalances. When your menstrual cycles stop, your estrogen and progesterone levels plummet.