Can Hormones Change Hair Pattern Growth

[Guest sleeping chrysalid]

I don't know if I should be posting here since I'm just thinking about the future but there is something that is really bothering me, I hate my hair. It's driving me crazy how fine and thin it is. I'm not losing it but it is like a net that is not see through except from a certain angle.

Could hormones change the way my hair grows? I know it can't reverse hair loss but what I want to know is if it can help thicken my hair.

I don't want to have to wear a wig in spite of having hair just because I don't like the volume of my hair.

I've tried those shampoos and conditioners that claim to help provide some extra volume but they aren't working for me. I make sure to repeat after rinsing the first time because I've heard that the first wash does little more than clean the hair but it doesn't help. I'm ready for a disappointing answer but I hope to be pleasantly surprised.

[JenniferB]

The anti-androgens stop hair loss. The two most common are spironolactone and fanasteride. Fanasteride might thicken your hair and it's possible to obtain hair growth, although it will take time to notice any difference.

I started taking both Spiro and Fanasteride 4 1/2 months ago. I have noticed the extreme thinning on the crown of my head become less noticeable. I'm not sure whether it's the androgen blockers or the longer hair covering it up. But it sure does look much better. I also have thin hair, yet it's not impossible to work with.

The other choice is to have hair transplants, although that is very expensive and the more hair you lose the costlier it becomes. Yet it is a permanent solution.

I hate losing hair too, and am happy I caught it in time to not have to wear a wig. There is hope.

Jenny

[Guest angie]

The anti-androgens stop hair loss. The two most common are spironolactone and fanasteride. Fanasteride might thicken your hair and it's possible to obtain hair growth, although it will take time to notice any difference.

I started taking both Spiro and Fanasteride 4 1/2 months ago. I have noticed the extreme thinning on the crown of my head become less noticeable. I'm not sure whether it's the androgen blockers or the longer hair covering it up. But it sure does look much better. I also have thin hair, yet it's not impossible to work with.

The other choice is to have hair transplants, although that is very expensive and the more hair you lose the costlier it becomes. Yet it is a permanent solution.

I hate losing hair too, and am happy I caught it in time to not have to wear a wig. There is hope.

Jenny

Not to be picky,but if you are going to promote a product at least use

the proper full name and spelling.

It is Finasteride(Propeccia,Fincar,Finpecia and Proscar)all the same drug,and is your DHT blocker,and the one that allows a thicker head of hair and facial feminizing.Just Think Rogain. While Spironolactone is your testosterone, or T blocker that allows

the/your estrogen to work it's magic more effectively.

I'm not sure finasteride would do much for fine hair,only that it works at

giving one back lost or thinning hair.

I was nearly bald and now have a head full of thickening hair although still a bit fine.

Angelique

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Well - almost exactly 2 1/2 years on HRT (and some here have been on for years and years) but I was on Finasteride the entire time. I have super fine hair, and it also has some gray in it (more and more) which complicates things. My 'widow's peak' grew back in (dip in the front some of us have) and my hair pattern stayed thick. But the actual density seems about the same. But luckily I have no real male pattern balding, except there was a bit of a thin spot in the back. I think that has filled in now.

The understanding I have is androgen blockers promote restarting of dormant hair follicles. If they have totally gone away, then there is nothing to stimulate.

Lizzy

[Guest sleeping chrysalid]

I can't believe I didn't think of this before but my mom has fine/thin hair and I doubt I am actually losing my hair. I think I just have straight and fine hair like my mother. It makes more sense because the men in my family don't start losing their hair until their late forties/early fifties. I'm not sure if some of the people who responded to this thread took my age into consideration but I am only 17. This is still a bit of an issue but if my mom can deal with a lack of volume than why can't I? Yes, I'd still love to have thick, lucious hair but I think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. It is just a different kind of hair pattern that a lot of natal women have. I thought my hair was thin because of something that is genetic for males in my family but this kind of hair is genetic for both sexes. Sorry for the confusion but I wasn't convinced that it wasn't hair loss I just didn't know. I was really scared for a bit.

[Guest Anna_SF]

my hair grew in curly - it was straight before! bald spot has grown in enough to cover it, temples and top of head are still thin. 10 months hrt, 3 month finasteraide + monoxodil. PS the finasteride studies also made the people use nazoral shampoo which seems to help 2x week. I only use conditioner the other days.