Can Hormone Therapy Help Me Regrow Thinning Hair?

Your hormones play a huge role in your body. You probably learned that lesson in your teenage years. The importance of hormone balance doesn’t diminish through the years, either. In fact, as you get older, you might come up against new hormone-based problems.

That includes thinning hair, a common issue for both women and men as they age.

Hair loss can stem from a number of causes. If your thinning hair comes from changes in your hormone levels, hormone therapy can help reverse this unwelcome change. 

Robert Grafton, MD, and our team offer bioidentical hormone therapy here at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan. If you’ve noticed thinning hair, don’t hesitate to talk to our team to see if this treatment could help you. 

When hormones help your hair

As you get older, your body produces less of certain hormones. 

In women, that hormone drop-off goes hand in hand with menopause. In addition to symptoms like hot flashes and mood changes, the hormonal adjustments of this season of life can contribute to thinning hair. 

In men, testosterone declines as you get older. This can cause a range of symptoms, from muscle mass loss to fatigue. Additionally, lower testosterone can contribute to the loss of facial and body hair. 

This isn’t just an aging problem, either. People with endocrine disorders (the endocrine system makes hormones) often experience hair loss. 

Clearly, then, your hormone levels and your hair have a close connection. As a result, a hormone imbalance can contribute to thinning hair. Fortunately, hormone therapy can help. 

Get a personalized plan to combat hair loss

Here at PSI Medical Group, Dr. Grafton talks with you about the changes you’ve noticed in your hair and checks to see if your hormones could be to blame. 

If they are, he tailors a bioidentical hormone replacement therapy plan for you. With this option, he implants a tiny pellet under your skin that provides you with the hormones your body is lacking. 

By rebalancing your hormone levels, we have a way to target the root cause of your hair loss. This supports healthy hair follicle activity, helping to reverse your thinning. 

Hormone therapy is just one tactic Dr. Grafton might deploy to address your hair changes. He might also recommend platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, for example. This treatment uses growth factors from your own blood to further support hair growth. 

If hormonal changes are behind your thinning hair, we can help. To get started with lab work so we can evaluate your hormone levels, call our team at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan, or book your visit through our convenient online scheduler today.