Hair Regrowth, February to October 2011

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

Hi all,

I thought I'd share a pic showing the progress of my hair's regrowth. I'd started using minodixil in July 2010, then added Nizoral Shampoo into the mix shortly thereafter. By mid-November, I'd started HRT, so by February 2011, the date of the image on the right below was taken, I'd started getting some limited regrowth. The image on the left shows the regrowth from then until now. I did dye my hair darker, but actually I think the increase in visual contrast from that makes the remaining baldness rather prominent; not good in and of itself, but it does give a more accurate indicator of the growth.

My HRT regimen includes Spironolactone, Finasteride, Estradiol, and (cycled) Prometrium. Don't ask dosages, I won't tell!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to doing this every few months, and looking forward to seeing how it looks two years from now.

[Guest Rachel IL]

That's encouraging. I have the same problem and am looking at the same treatment. Thanks for posting this!

[JJ]

That is a really good change. I'm happy for you

Johnny

[MackenzieB]

Finasteride can really do a nice job! I started on it about 2 months ago as I'm a little thin on top and wanted to fill it in. So the doc put on that and told me to use Rogaine cream (not too faithful about doing that). I have new 1" long hairs popping up all over my scalp. Congratulations on your progress!

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

The new little hairs are annoying! I have to part my hair way over to one side so the weight of the long ones will hold the short ones down. But these days I only wear the wigs for parties, at which the hostess demands a certain standard of presentation. Anywhere else, it's the real me!

[Guest Risu]

Thank you for sharing your results It's very encouraging to see that these treatments can and do work!

Do you feel you would have had any improvement with just HRT alone?

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

Some, surely. I wish I had a really good shot of me from the back from just before transition. I was really afraid I'd need hair implants. But I do think the minoxidil has made the different. Two more years I'm guessing, and I'll have a good idea of the full extent of regrowth.

[Guest Nicole163]

I'm afraid of using the rogaine, I was using the foam and the residue it left in the hair really bothered me a lot. So much that I just quit using it altogether. Although I'm on the same regimen of drugs as you minus the prometrium. I have had so much hair regrowth it doesn't bother me that much wearing my hair pulled back or down on the sides and pulled back on the top such as in some of my pictures.

What hasn't grown back by next summer I will probably have transplanted by way of my own donor hair as a last ditch effort to spur a little more thickness but over all I'm very happy I was practically bald on top of my head when I started HRT 11 months ago.

I wish you the best with your continued results!

Nikki <3

[Guest andrea2012]

I have to thank the original poster and commenters on this topic, noticed (read as...first time I dared to look) this morning where my hair had been thinning, it's not really bad but it's noticeable to me, so got a bit depressed... came on here wondering if it was possible any regrowth could happen! Just glad to know that in a year or so it may begin to regrow once hormones start and cover over that area. Love this site.