Re: Hair loss problem with TRT anyone?

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Dan:

I too have had this problem. Before testosterone I had a full head of hair.

I know this causes male pattern baldness. Does anyone have a cure???

Will anything help?

Tom

Idaho, USA

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You guys could consider trying finasteride. It is a prescription

drug that inhibits the conversion of t to dht. That would probably

help slow down your loss. The drug is known as Propecia or Proscar.

When used for hair loss many plans don't cover the costs because the

use is seen as cosmetic.

Brad

> Dan:

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> I too have had this problem. Before testosterone I had a full head

of hair.

> I know this causes male pattern baldness. Does anyone have a cure???

>

> Will anything help?

>

> Tom

> Idaho, USA

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It should also be noted that finasteride has limited effectiveness,

depending on the individual (indicating that there is a lot more to

hair loss than just DHT, significant as it may be). Other adverse

side effects of finasteride may include the lowering of libido (which

seems to be a common reason why many of us went on TRT to begin with).

More than anything else, hairloss is predetermined by your genetics.

Nothing you can do about that. TRT (and its associated production of

more DHT) can influence the rate of hair loss you might have, but in

and of itself, does not cause hairloss per se. I am quite sure there

are many in this group who have not experienced any hairloss, and

that is most likely because their genetics are not dictating that

they will.

But if one is inclined genetically, even in the absence of TRT, you

would most likely have lost that hair anyway, eventually. One needs

to ask if the benefits of TRT outweigh the mere postponement of the

inevitable. Personally, I'll proudly sport a chrome dome to be able

to feel energized, more alive, and more masculine than I have felt in

years. But, I can say that since I was already quite bald before

TRT...maybe it's not as easy for others to decide.

Cheers.../Dale

> > Dan:

> >

> > I too have had this problem. Before testosterone I had a full

head

> of hair.

> > I know this causes male pattern baldness. Does anyone have a

cure???

> >

> > Will anything help?

> >

> > Tom

> > Idaho, USA

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I always had a very thick head of hair until I started using

testosterone shots. I then lost quite a lot of hair on my head and

began to grow much more hair on my back and shoulders. After

switching to other forms of TRT and beginning to take Propecia,

my bald spot filled in and the body hair growth slowed down

somewhat. I still don't have as much hair as I did originally and I

worry a little about possible side effects of finasteride. BTW

since switching to HCG my hair seems a little thicker. My total T

level is lower than when I was on Androgel but about the same

as when I was using the Testoderm TTS patches.

> Hello,

>

> Has anyone been noticing that you've been losing a lot more

hair since

> you've been on TRT? Before I was on HCG, I did have some

hair loss,

> but it was not so profound like now. Since I've been on HCG, I

> seemed to loose a lot more hair than before.

> It seems that TRT accelerates my hair loss. Does that happen

to

> anyone?

> Does anyone know of anyway to fight that? I'd like to hear how

you

> deal with it. Thank you so much.

>

>

> Dan

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Thank you guys for responding to this.

I just have a couple of questions for wheresmydl:

Are you still taking Propecia and how long have you been taking it?

You said that you worry about the side effects of finasteride but did

you notice any effect on you?

Thank you.

Dan

> > Hello,

> >

> > Has anyone been noticing that you've been losing a lot more

> hair since

> > you've been on TRT? Before I was on HCG, I did have some

> hair loss,

> > but it was not so profound like now. Since I've been on HCG, I

> > seemed to loose a lot more hair than before.

> > It seems that TRT accelerates my hair loss. Does that happen

> to

> > anyone?

> > Does anyone know of anyway to fight that? I'd like to hear how

> you

> > deal with it. Thank you so much.

> >

> >

> > Dan