Amazing progress of hair regrowth
Hello people,
I have been having quite a great progress with my hair regrowth under feminizing HRT (plus Minoxidil) for the past 1 year and 6 months.
I have technically been on feminizing HRT since August 2023 but until December 2024 I was not on any T blockers and my estrogen gel dosis was quite low, so my E levels were low and my T was mostly unsuppressed. Even in this state I could already see some hair regrowth.
Starting from January 2025 until today I have been on T blockers and good dosis of estrogen gel, which now allows me to consistently have my E above 200 pg/ml and my T below 30 ng/dL.
I added topical minoxidil 5% (1ml twice a day, applied using a dropper on my sclap) in August 2025 and I am currently switching over to oral minoxidil 1 mg (I think it's a shit dosis but my dermatologist refused to prescribe more, like 2 or 3mg, because he was afraid that I would get side effects like heart palpitations), while staying with the topical until I see my dermatologist again in October to get my prescription upped to like 2 or 3mg of oral minoxidil.
The second picture of this post was taken around April 2024, about 8 months after I first began HRT with shit E and T levels, while the third picture of this post was taken today.
I am not using finasteride or dutasteride, because my T, and especially free T, is very very low and I seem to be fine without it (i.e. I don't really have a larger than normal hair fall).
My only "complaint" is that even though my hair density is quite good (although not perfect), my regrown scalp hair is still quite thin and most of them, especially at the back, seem to fall off after they reach a certain length like 3 inches. This doesn't really allow me to style my hair in a way that allows me to grow bangs or part my hair sideways.
Has anyone had good results in regrowing hair under HRT with minoxidil, especially oral, and did your hair grew and fell through several cycles, but growing stronger and denser with each cycle? I'm dooming a lot but I keep telling myself "every time it falls off it regrows thicker and stronger", is this just a cope or is there some truth to this?