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Joanne C. Mahlmeister's avatar

Hair has been the bane of my existence since I started transition. Too much hair in the wrong places and not enough in the right places. If you were to ask me (and even if you don't) I would say that hair has the biggest impact on my dysphoria. While I have grown out what I have left, and have had some success with recovery, I will never be able to regain what I once had.

Thank you for the very informative article, I learned a lot from it.

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Sheva's avatar

When it comes to minoxidil, I was under the assumption (with no real evidence so it’s valid I’m wrong in saying this lol) that the reason you loose all of the hair was because the DHT/T starts effecting it again once you stop. From what I understand minoxidil’s primary effect is causing blood vessel dilation/growth in the scalp when applied topically which helps follicle growth, so it makes sense that it would go away once as much blood stops reaching the follicles. I guess I’m mostly just wondering what the mechanism for minoxidil really is and why it can’t be permanent if you start estrogen while on it.

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