Does HRT help with post meno thinning hair?

[WivVestwood]

I’m post meno now, never been on hrt.

I went to the gp recently with my thinning hair issues. Had bloods done and all came back fine. The gp suggested I try hrt which could help with the thinning hair.

I have read a few stories of how hrt caused hair loss so I’m feeling a bit confused. I really can’t afford to lose any more hair.

I was hoping that you could share your experience of hrt and what it did to your hair please?

Thanks

I have a friend who’s a consultant gynaecologist and says she can tell in her waiting room who is taking HRT by the thickness of their hair.

I can only speak from my own experience, op.

i have naturally quite thin hair. During my late thirties / early forties I really noticed it get very thin and fragile. I spend a lot of time and money trying to investigate what caused it. I suspect that no supplement has make much difference however I have taken collagen, biotin, vitamin d etc over the years.

I started on HRT three and a half years ago and I can honestly say that my hair is better now. Thicker (not exactly abundant, but better) and certainly more ‘bendy’. I’d love to have thicker hair however I don’t find it bothers me as much as it used to.

So I think HRT has made a difference - hormones have always affected my hair, when I was pregnant it was luscious, but it’s taken time and hasn’t been a massively dramatic change.

I don’t somehow think she’d guess me correctly 🤣

I like the sound of this.

It didn't change mine either way but in the years post menopause I've lost a lot. I'm trying the Regaine foam treatment now.

How are you finding the Regaine ?

The longer hairs have slowed their shedding and it looks like more baby hair coming through. But it's a long process.

@WivVestwood Make sure you're getting enough protein each day- at least 1mg per kilo body weight and some experts say double that.Work out what you're eating and the protein.
Poor diet can affect hair.

HRT 'just' for hair seems a bit extreme.
I've been on HRT for years and went through a very stressful phase when I lost a lot of hair in spite of HRT. I found caffeine shampoo like Plantur helped but it takes a lot of time to work.

If you didn't know already you can use the mens regaine instead of the one marketed to women.

Much much cheaper as you don't pay the pink tax. 🤔

Women - 2 x 73ml = £50
Men - 3 x 73ml = £55

Both have the same active ingredient 5% minoxidil and same inactive ingredients (stated in a different order so might be slightly different quantities, but they are inactive so not an issue - I notice no difference when using). The only difference is dosage as men apply twice a day and women should only apply once a day.