March 6 2007, 10:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss) + Hair Loss Causes
I wrote this to a web site ,, also I spoke with the pharmacist. Looking thru the papers that come with the testim. Trying to I am having something along the lines happening to me. But I am a male, 44yrs old. I started a treatment due to low testosterone( first happened) I started on Sun. It wasn’t until Wed. morning that I noticed a lot of hair in my tub. This is very strange since I have a full head of hair and never see any hair in the tub. Thought nothing of it till Thur at work. I was running my fingers thru my hair. When it seems to rain- startled by what I saw. I pulled a little to see if it was just a fluke. It hasn’t stopped and it’s gotten worse. The pharmacist said it wasn’t related to the Testosterone Gel - Testim. But I only started taking the Gel on that Sunday ,, with hair loose that Tues/Wed? Please let me know if this is truly related or what else could cause this?
There is no doubt that testosterone treatments can be a cause of hair loss. You must be under a doctor’s care, so I would ask your doctor about this side effect and if you should stop the medication. I just had a patient see me yesterday who was taking testosterone and Propecia and the hair loss accelerated shortly after starting the testosterone even though he was on Propecia. Clearly the Propecia did not cancel out the hair impact of testosterone on this patient.
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There is no doubt that testosterone treatments can be a cause of hair loss
I use testosterone gel also. I am already bald. I was hoping it would help grow hair back, not lose what I have left.
I am 58 years old and I have always had a full head of hair, very think. Everyone in my family has the same thick head of hair. Two years ago my doctor said my testosterone levels were very low. He prescibed a testosterone gel called testim. I started using the gel and after about a month I noticed hair in the tub when I showered. MY hair is considerably thinner than it was, and it’s only a matter of time befoe I start to have a bald spot. That is going to piss me off, because I honsetly think this is drug related. I just wish I was sure. Perhaps I should stop taking the stuff and see if the hair lose stops. I just don’t want my performance in other areas to become … less than perfect.
I ride a bike for enjoyment and exercise. I don’t want to lose the gains I have made on the bike so I am very reluctant to stop the testim gel. It would be nice to know for certain that it was the reason for the hairloss.