Scalp Hair Regrowth in Hormone-Treated Transgender Woman.

Naomi Wixon,Mary O Stevenson,Joshua D Safer

doi:10.1089/trgh.2016.0022

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Abstract

Evidence of androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, can be distressing for transgender women. Here we present the case of a transgender woman with scalp hair regrowth after ∼6 months on oral estradiol and spironolactone therapy achieving testosterone levels within normal female range.

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Androgenetic alopecia, known as male pattern baldness, is a process by which hair loss from the scalp occurs in a progressive, predictable pattern
There are currently only two FDA-approved treatments for androgenetic alopecia and both are more effective in arresting hair loss than in reversing it.[1]
We present the case of a transgender woman with scalp hair regrowth while on hormone therapy with oral estradiol and spironolactone

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Introduction

Androgenetic alopecia, known as male pattern baldness, is a process by which hair loss from the scalp occurs in a progressive, predictable pattern.Recent research has proposed that it is a result of the presence of sufficient androgen, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), in a person with genetic predisposition.[1]. Androgenetic alopecia, known as male pattern baldness, is a process by which hair loss from the scalp occurs in a progressive, predictable pattern.

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