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Question: H1n1, hair loss, hrt hormone replacement therapy - which caused my husband's hair to fall out?
(Posted by: BallCap Hat on 2010-07-22 23:41:24)
My husband had his hormones tested on 3/ 31/ 10 by blood test. Here are the results: (No hair loss at this point, full thick head of hair, no male pattern baldness in family, no history of hair problems) testosterone, serum - 163 (low) testosterone % - 29 (normal) testost, F+W - 47.3 (normal) TSH .461 Estradiol, Sensitive - 10 (normal) DHEA sulfate - 19.4 (Low) Progesterone - less than 0.1 (Low) Cortisol - PM - 2.6 (normal) Vit. D - 21.1 (Low) PSA - .7 On 4/ 4/ 10 he went to the emergency room with symptoms of H1N1 and was told he had bronchitis, so the next week he stayed in bed and by 4/ 10/ 10 he was in critical condition and on a ventalator for 12 days almost dying. In the hosptial the doctors gave him lots of different antibotics, but refused to give him the Tamaflu until the CDC called to confirm his diagnosis of H1N1, then he began to improve. When he got out of the hospital, the APN who did his bloodwork for HRT Therapy said his hormones were at extremely low dosages and that he needed to come in right away for treatment. She knew of this condition with H1N1 and started him with 1 shot of 250 cc of testosterone cynpionate and 7 days later put him on a testosterone cream dosage of 100 mg per day. He took this dosage for approximately 3 weeks and then began to get a few pimples so he reduced his cream dosage to 75 mg for the next two weeks. He went back to the APN for follow up blood work and at this time had no problems with the therapy or major side effects. At the office visit, she gave him another 200 cc of testosterone cynpionate - he continued with the 75 mg daily dosage of the testostone cream. About 12 days after this his hair began falling out or thinning rapidly at the sides of his head. He called the APN and asked for help, but she refused to call him back. He continued with the daily dosage of 75 mg of testostone cream for another week at which time he just stopped the cream completely. Two weeks later he went for repeat blood work, here are the results: (At this point, his hair is very thin at sides of head and back of head, but not the crown or top) On 7/ 2/ 10 the blood results are as follows: Comp. Metabolic Panel - all in normal range except glucose 115(high) Testosterone, serum - 139 (Low) Testosterone % - 20.5 Testosterone F+W - 28.5 (Low) Dihydrotestosterone - 18 TSH - .916 T4, Free, Direct - 1.07 Estradiol, Sensitive - 16 DHEA sulfate - 15.4 (Low) Calcium, Ionized, serum - 4.8 Triodothyronine, free, serum - 2.8 Vit. D - 29.7 Today, my husbands hair is still falling out, more thinning at sides, back, top and now starting to thin at the crown. He has been to see an Internist, Dermatologist, asked the APN who gave him the hormones and nobody wants to comment on what is causing his hairloss. Please only individuals with specific knowledge about this topic provide him with any information you may have. I would like to know if the amount of testosterone that he was given is a high amount? If this would cause hair loss? Will it grow back? When will it stop falling out? Could he have another problem? |
