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in Dermatology and Hair Restoration Surgery.
Experience I have 30 years experience in the field of medical and surgical Hair Restoration and am Board Certified
in Dermatology and Hair Restoration Surgery.
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I would think that if you are losing hair with the bulb attached that that would not point to too much testosterone (ie: DHT). If it was due to Testosterone to DHT conversion, then the shaft would be thinning.
Some of the medications you are on do cause hair loss. Ie: 1) Wellbutrin mucks with the Hypothalamus which regulates many functions in the body.
2) Vivelle (the 17-beta estradiol, otherwise known as the 'bio-identical' estrogen form) also can cause hair loss (? if due to blocking thyroid and/or causing some adrenal response issues).
The fact that you had a hysterectomy can mucky with the hormones given out by the ovaries (a high percentage of women who undergo a hysterectomy have ovarian failure due to loss of blood flow to the ovaries). The loss of hormones overnight can also play havoc on the endocrine system. The ovaries (normally) per the studies reported in early 2005 give out needed hormones until a woman is in her 80's....so you may very well have lost all of those hormones, and the balancing of those hormones by our own bodies is something that the medical community is unable to replicate.
There was another study done, and reported in 2006/2007 in re: to castration of women who are premenopausal. The study reported a signitificant negative effect on the Hypothalamus, Pituitary and Adrenal feedback loop in those women. Thus meaning, that your adrenal functioning may have changed since your surgery. Cortisol (whether high or low) effects the ability of your Thyroid and sex hormones to be able to get in to their receptors and thus be utilized by the body.
Ensure your ferritin levels are up in the good range, your vitamin B's are in good ranges....not to mention your stomach/colon linings are healthy and able to absorb the needed protein from your diet (those all play in to hair and nail health also).
