Hormones and Hair Loss: How to Restore Your Crowning Glory

Hair loss is a common and troublesome issue affecting millions of Americans. Today we look into the common cause of hair loss and how to improve hair growth, thickness and coverage.  Listen to discover:

• What stages hair goes through as it grows
• How hormones and hormone replacement affects hair growth
• Autoimmune conditions that cause hair loss
• How medical conditions, stress and life changes can cause loss of hair
• The length of time it takes to regrow hair
• Over the counter and prescription medications to enhance hair growth
• How PRP can enhance our hair
• The benefit of exosomes
• Using procedures like light therapy and microneedling to avoid surgery
• Hair transplant options

If you're noticing thinning hair or a receding hairline, this is one episode you don't want to miss!

 

Key Moments in this episode are:

01:28 Stages of hair growth

04:35 Androgenic alopecia

05:47 Telogen effluvium

08:21 Alopecia areata

09:18 Other causes of hair loss

11:31 Can hair regrow on its own?

12:01 Simple changes to enhance hair growth

13:52 Minoxidil for hair loss

14:47 Finasteride for hair loss

16:55 Duasteride for hair loss

17:56 Spironolactone for hair loss

19:12: PRP (platelet-rich plasma) for hair loss

20:32 Exosomes for hair loss

24:59 Low level laser therapy for hair loss

27:10 Microneedling for hair loss

28:29 Hair restoration surgeries