- Mié Dic 26, 2007 1:53 am
#65024
Holla,
After a long time reading this forum, I've finally decided to participate. Sorry to be writing in english but even though our language is quite similar (I'm portuguese), I can't write spanish...but I can totally understand your writing
I'm 27 years old and like many of you here, suffer from androgenic alopecia. It started when I was 17 with a severe hair fall, which together with my skin problems and ovulation irregularities lead me to visit an endocrinologist. After a complete hormonal examination, he told me to take Diane 35 and Androcur (at least for one year). I followed the treatment, my skin became much better but I didn't noticed any improvement in my hair other than it stopped falling. After a year I left Androcur but went on with Diane. Apon leaving Androcur, more or less 3 months after, my hair started falling again. I decided that it was time to cut my hair short (I used it really long) and miraculously, the falling stopped and my hair became pretty and strong. I was 19 and let my hair grow long again. Everyone admired it and complimented me at how pretty it was etc etc. Only what I didn't know was that it was just a good phase that lasted 3 years. At 22 my hair was going thin and falling one more time
I cutted it short again but this time without improvement Also, everytime I tried to leave Diane 35 my ovulation and skin problems always came back. At 25 and after trying all kinds of suplement pills, shampoos and lotions with limited success, I decided I've had enough and went to a dematologist. He looked at my head and asked about my personal history, including family precedents. I told him the only people with hair problems in my family were men and that my mother has a head full of (almost african) hair but (then I remembered) my grandmother from my father's side had little hair (not bald though). He looked at me and told me that I had AGA and that I would have to be on treatment for the rest of my life 
Put me on Androcur + valette for another year. Now, I'm with valette and food supplementary pills only, my hair is not falling but it hasn't regrowed either. What remains is in good state but I can't disguise my problem anymore. People stare at my head when I'm talking to them, hairdressers get scared when they see the state I'm in, I can't recognize myself in the mirror Tired of hormones and drugs that won't give me back my hair I'm now considering doing an hair transplant.
About a week ago, my parents heard a dermatologist specialized in tricology talk on the radio. She is part of a group of dermatologists from Hospital Geral de Santo António, in Porto, who decided to specialize in this area given the increasing number of people seeking for help. She also mentioned that they have found an incredible number of young women with severe alopecia. Anyway, what gives me hope is that they claim the chances of success in women are quite good and that if the case requires it, they'll do surgery. Lets see...I'll do a consult at the hospital and tell you all about it. Also, I'll try to post some photos in the future...
Feliz navidad
After a long time reading this forum, I've finally decided to participate. Sorry to be writing in english but even though our language is quite similar (I'm portuguese), I can't write spanish...but I can totally understand your writing
I'm 27 years old and like many of you here, suffer from androgenic alopecia. It started when I was 17 with a severe hair fall, which together with my skin problems and ovulation irregularities lead me to visit an endocrinologist. After a complete hormonal examination, he told me to take Diane 35 and Androcur (at least for one year). I followed the treatment, my skin became much better but I didn't noticed any improvement in my hair other than it stopped falling. After a year I left Androcur but went on with Diane. Apon leaving Androcur, more or less 3 months after, my hair started falling again. I decided that it was time to cut my hair short (I used it really long) and miraculously, the falling stopped and my hair became pretty and strong. I was 19 and let my hair grow long again. Everyone admired it and complimented me at how pretty it was etc etc. Only what I didn't know was that it was just a good phase that lasted 3 years. At 22 my hair was going thin and falling one more time
I cutted it short again but this time without improvement Also, everytime I tried to leave Diane 35 my ovulation and skin problems always came back. At 25 and after trying all kinds of suplement pills, shampoos and lotions with limited success, I decided I've had enough and went to a dematologist. He looked at my head and asked about my personal history, including family precedents. I told him the only people with hair problems in my family were men and that my mother has a head full of (almost african) hair but (then I remembered) my grandmother from my father's side had little hair (not bald though). He looked at me and told me that I had AGA and that I would have to be on treatment for the rest of my life Put me on Androcur + valette for another year. Now, I'm with valette and food supplementary pills only, my hair is not falling but it hasn't regrowed either. What remains is in good state but I can't disguise my problem anymore. People stare at my head when I'm talking to them, hairdressers get scared when they see the state I'm in, I can't recognize myself in the mirror Tired of hormones and drugs that won't give me back my hair I'm now considering doing an hair transplant. About a week ago, my parents heard a dermatologist specialized in tricology talk on the radio. She is part of a group of dermatologists from Hospital Geral de Santo António, in Porto, who decided to specialize in this area given the increasing number of people seeking for help. She also mentioned that they have found an incredible number of young women with severe alopecia. Anyway, what gives me hope is that they claim the chances of success in women are quite good and that if the case requires it, they'll do surgery. Lets see...I'll do a consult at the hospital and tell you all about it. Also, I'll try to post some photos in the future...
Feliz navidad
