PCOS and Hair Thinning: Any Recommendations?

Hi and happy new year! Just wondering, has anyone experienced hair thinning with pcos? I was diagnosed about 6 years ago because I had irregular periods and one of my main symptoms besides a little more body hair was my fact my hair has thinned. I used to have the longest and thickest hair and now it’s half the thickness and doesn’t grow. Does anyone have any recommendations to help this? Thanks so much in advance for any help. Have a wonderful day everyone x

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BrokenRainbows

1y ago

Yes, I have recently been struggling with this as well. There are some supplements that can help with it, such as Keratin in some cases. Androgen blockers have also helped some people as well. There’s also a drug called “Minoxidil” that is proven to help with female hair loss. ❤️

AntoniaElla

1y ago

Thanks so much for your response. Have you found that keratin works? I have started taking Saw Palmetto as a natural androgen blocker and I don’t think I have seen any results yet but I might just pursue with it for a bit longer x

MNVikingfan

1y ago

Yes, I have had a major problem with it which really bums me out. My part has thinned considerably. It doesn’t help that I also have seborrheic dermatitis too. I am on birth control and spironolactone which has helped keep a small amount.

AntoniaElla

1y ago

Thanks so much for your response. I’ll have a look into spironolactone. I came off the birth control to try and sort my hormones and look into the actual root cause of my symptoms. I am booked in to see a PCOS specialist (privately of course, because I feel GP’s etc. are useless) so hopefully I will get some answers x

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