Hair loss began two months after testosterone pellet. When will it stop? Options to not lose hair while receiving testosterone?

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My hair began falling out suddenly about two months after receiving a testosterone pellet. Will this eventually stop and how long will that take? What are my options to keep receiving testosterone but not lose my hair as a result?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

start theradome at home (see link) and in office prp/acell.  hormones can cause hair loss you may need this changed if you are unhappy with the loss.

You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hairless its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious causes of hair loss. In general most people with early hair loss have telogen (stress related) and/or androgenetic (normal aging) and both can be treated with in office treatments like steroid injections, PRP/acell, Exosomes and at home treatments like oral medications, oral vitamins like Viviscal, topical exfoliating sprays like Restorsea, and weekly growth factors like anteagemd.  See an expert for an evaluation. If hair loss is significant it may requires hair transplant (follicular unit translation).

Rotana Steven Tek, DO · Answer

If you're genetic predisposition to hair loss or sensitivity to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), testosterone replacement therapy may accelerate the hair loss process. You can take propecia or finasteride 1mg to see if it helps you.

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