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Old 01-02-2009, 11:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question testosterone level and excess hair/hair loss

I was wondering if any of you that have acheived normal hormone levels still have issues with excess hair and/or hair loss? Also, have any other PCOS symptoms tapered off?
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Thats a really good question! I thought my hormone levels were doing better, mainly because I couldn't afford spironolactone last month. So i convinced myself it would be ok if I went off of it. Just last week out of no where, a rug appeared on my chest. I had to dig out my turtlenecks again. So I'm curious as well, if I loose the weight, will I be able to go off the medications eventually?
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Thats a really good question! I thought my hormone levels were doing better, mainly because I couldn't afford spironolactone last month. So i convinced myself it would be ok if I went off of it. Just last week out of no where, a rug appeared on my chest. I had to dig out my turtlenecks again. So I'm curious as well, if I loose the weight, will I be able to go off the medications eventually?
The answer to your question is "Possibly, but don't count on it."

Your body has clearly been sensitized to respond to testosterone in the same way as a male's does -- as indeed have many women.

You've been able to have a marked reduction in hair growth by medication which has "persuaded"your body to respond more like a normal female's by blocking androgens by the use of spironolactone. But the underlying nature of your body is to produce high levels of androgens and the tendency to respond to them will always be there.

Remember that even when a male has his testicles removed, his beard doesn't stop growing -- it just grows much more slowly, even though he has no testosterone at all from his testicles and has a hormone balance like that of many females.

Your best hope of keeping your hair growth pattern "female" is to keep your hormone balance in the normal female range.
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Thanks for the tip. That makes alot of sense.
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