Hair growth , will I ever grown close to a CIS gender ?

[Padma]

Transitioning at a later age . I have been growing my hair for the last 2 years. I still have a M pattern baldness and less dense hair. I'm on Finasteride  and Sprio.  its been 5 months on HRT. I would like to hear your experiences ..

Edited January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Marie
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[Carolyn Marie]

HRT does not usually affect head hair growth, @Padma, although topical treatments such as Finesteride can help some people.  I was on Finesteride for a couple of years when I first started HRT, and it did not help me.  However, your mileage may vary.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Padma]

Thanks. I have started losing my crown balding, Patch was about 5 inches in diameter completely bald, I see  Anagen stage hairs and its now about 2-3 inches in diameter, about 6 months on Finasteride. and I clearly see that closure on my M pattern balding . Its more like a smooth 'm'. I say its kind of working for me. Time will tell. My doc said give it a year.

[KayC]

Hi @Padma

I can report I have had pretty good success with finasteride (and I also use minoxidil/Rogaine).  I got back most of the hair that I had lost over the top/crown of my head and my original hairline in front has crept back towards where it was.  But the front part is still a bit thin in a couple of spots (but better than it was).
My Dr. recently bumped up my Finasteride and he also put me on Sprironolactone (I'm not taking estrogen though - yet).  It's been almost 3 months since that change and I can notice a little more improvement in those thin areas in front.

Like @Carolyn Marie says, everybody is different but I hope you can get the results you are looking for.  Happy to hear you can seem some results.  I know how important that can be.

Edited February 11, 2023 by Jani
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[Kasumi63]

HRT should help prevent further hair loss, even if it doesn't reverse hair loss that has already occurred. 

[Padma]

Thanks for your inputs. Sometimes i feel let down that I could not transition at my younger age.  I hope Finasteraide and Estrogen will do the job.  My biggest gift with HRT is my breast, I'm filling up a B cup I can feel the weight as I often neck and shoulder pain.

[VickySGV]

You have some hope for better stuff to regrow.  Hair, even on your head has either three or four stages of growth, (depending on who you talk to.)  During one of those stages, the hair follicle is dormant and nothing is growing in them for a few days to a month or so. In MPB the follicles simply do not wake up and in time will fully die as all our cells do, but the new hormones of HRT CAN awaken the ones that have not actually died yet. When they are awakened they goes through a new growth state.  When it starts that cycle it is a very fine hair which will grow for a while, and then becomes more robust and really start growing as long as its genetics let it grow.  After it reaches its full length(if its not cut) it becomes a mature hair shaft which will last for several months to a year or two.  The follicle will then go back to sleep and the hair fall you, but your new hormones will see that it is woken up on schedule.  It took my hair almost 4 years for everyone of my head hair follicles to get the E wake-up and conditioning.  For the past nine years, my hair has been a smaller diameter (very fine) and has lost all its natural waviness of T growth, so my stylist and I joke that my hair is the only straight thing about me these days.  You have time to find out what will happen, but my thin spots did fill out and keeping my hair long does fall over the places at my temples where I did wait too long.  My gallery has a picture in a set I  put there on wearing wigs that shows what I did lose.  I cannot really do Bangs without a hairpiece, but that is about it.

[Jani]

Padma you are still relatively young.  You've got plenty of time to grow your hair back.