Recent content by jps

Hi all, I'm 45 years old with androgenic alopecia with severe diffuse hair loss across the top of my head since my early 30s. I've worn wigs for years, but I decided to try treatment to see if I could get my own hair to grow. About 15 months ago I started using 5% Minoxidil solution twice a...

I'm new here too, but this is something I have been considering! I've been using Minoxidil now for about 15 months, and while it's improving, it's nowhere near enough at this stage and I just don't know if it will improve past where it is now. Wigs are well and good, and I've been wearing one...

Your hair sounds a bit like mine. I've been wearing full wigs, but I'm trying to just use a hairpiece because I've just been getting frustrated with the limitations of full wigs. Mine is thin from the hairline back about 4 inches. I'd kept my hair really short for years because it was just...

I used "official" Rogaine for the first four months, then a generic (from an online pharmacy) for the succeeding 11 months. The generic - and considerably cheaper - brand has been equally effective as the name brand for me :)

If you are taking (oral) dosages of spironolactone and estriadol, it is highly likely you will start to have some feminisation. These in are the medications generally used by transgender women. Even if the dosage is low, it's quite probable you will have some breast development, changes to...