Does testosterone therapy (200mg every two weeks) cause baldness in men? I'm on it and seem to be losing my hair?

I'm on it and seem to be losing my hair. Have been on it for years but now am experiencing side effects I've never had before. I broke out with dandruff on my face and thought it was the soap I was using.

Turns out when I read about side effects of taking testosterone I found "male pattern baldness" and also "dandruff. " Now I want to quit the testosterone because I've always had a great head of DARK hair, and I'm 62 now.So if I do quit the testosterone how does one ensure the body is doing its best to produce its own. Is there something I should take coming off testosterone, and are there any supplements or food products that help the male body produce its own.

Obviously my body wasn't doing such a good job before or I wouldn't have had such a low testosterone reading in the first place, which made my doctor recommend the therapy in the first place? Asked by FreddieC 29 months ago Similar questions: testosterone therapy 200mg weeks baldness men losing hair Health > Conditions & Diseases.

Similar questions: testosterone therapy 200mg weeks baldness men losing hair.

I, too, have heard that high blood testosterone levels cause male pattern baldness. Unfortunately, then, if that's true, it won't matter *how* you raise your testosterone level -- all that will matter is that you are doing so, and thus triggering hair loss. If, on the other hand, it's your treatment that is *directly* causing the hair loss (rather than the hair loss's being caused by high testosterone levels caused by the treatment), then perhaps some other treatment wold achieve both of your desitred outcomes: higher testosterone levels, and no hair loss.

But I don't think that's how it is.

Baldness is exactly caused by testosterone in men. Which is why women don't go bald (except with chemotherapy. ) Kind of says something about me having a full head of white hair, still, huh?

Don't go there.

1 I would suggest going back to your doctor and seeing if he/she will lower or adjust the amount of testosterone you're taking. What are your family genetics? That's a good indication to male pattern balding....your dad...uncles...if they showed hair loss in their 60's then it may just be your destiny.As for a 'natural' supplement...there is talk of using 'bio-identical' hormones to replace those which our bodies aren't producing...but it's pretty new therapy.

See what your doctor has to say first. That's your 'best bet.

I would suggest going back to your doctor and seeing if he/she will lower or adjust the amount of testosterone you're taking. What are your family genetics? That's a good indication to male pattern balding....your dad...uncles...if they showed hair loss in their 60's then it may just be your destiny.As for a 'natural' supplement...there is talk of using 'bio-identical' hormones to replace those which our bodies aren't producing...but it's pretty new therapy.

See what your doctor has to say first. That's your 'best bet.

FreddieC replied to post #1: 2 Thanks Helen. Hair loss does not run in my family, but my grandfather on my mother's side did have a receding hair line as he aged. That may be what's happening to me.In other words, finally in my 60s I'm starting to lose some hair and receding at the "widow's peaks.

" It was the dandruff (forget technical name right now) on my face that got me going. I've never had that until March of this year? What are "bio-identical" hormones?

You mean take a female hormones instead? I read from baseball's steroid scandals (Manny Ramirez in this case) that sometimes men go on a female fertility hormone when coming off testosterone injections to help the male body better produce its own testosterone.

Thanks Helen. Hair loss does not run in my family, but my grandfather on my mother's side did have a receding hair line as he aged. That may be what's happening to me.In other words, finally in my 60s I'm starting to lose some hair and receding at the "widow's peaks.

" It was the dandruff (forget technical name right now) on my face that got me going. I've never had that until March of this year? What are "bio-identical" hormones?

You mean take a female hormones instead? I read from baseball's steroid scandals (Manny Ramirez in this case) that sometimes men go on a female fertility hormone when coming off testosterone injections to help the male body better produce its own testosterone.

3 Testosterone is implicated in hair loss, which is why males tend to undergo "male pattern baldness". But it's nowhere near as simple as that. There are scores of hormones that regulate each other: hormones and their breakdown products turn on and off glands that produce other hormones, and they all affect how hair grows.

There's no guarantee that ending the hormone therapy will cause hair to grow back. And even if it did, the cure is likely worse than the disease; low testosterone causes all sorts of other problems. (As you say, that's why the doctor put you on it in the first place.)Your best solution may be to treat with minoxidil, or simply live with the hair loss, which is very common among men, especially older men.

You can also talk to your doctor. Because there are so many individual hormones involved, there are many different formulations of hormone treatments. If this one has unpleasant side effects, a different one may not.

Testosterone is implicated in hair loss, which is why males tend to undergo "male pattern baldness". But it's nowhere near as simple as that. There are scores of hormones that regulate each other: hormones and their breakdown products turn on and off glands that produce other hormones, and they all affect how hair grows.

There's no guarantee that ending the hormone therapy will cause hair to grow back. And even if it did, the cure is likely worse than the disease; low testosterone causes all sorts of other problems. (As you say, that's why the doctor put you on it in the first place.)Your best solution may be to treat with minoxidil, or simply live with the hair loss, which is very common among men, especially older men.

You can also talk to your doctor. Because there are so many individual hormones involved, there are many different formulations of hormone treatments. If this one has unpleasant side effects, a different one may not.

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