Can too low estrogen cause hair shedding/thinning?

[KentoBoro]

Hello everyone,

I have had hair shedding and slow progression MPB for the last 3 years.

Every time I look down I see hairs falling. However, for the amount of hair fall I have, my MPB progression has seemed quite slow.

My temples have receded to NW1, with some slight diffuse thinning.

I have been on low-dose topical finasteride for the last 2.5 years (dose ranging from 0.05 - 0.1 mg every other day applied topically).

My lab results came back recently as:

• Dihydrotestosterone 1.48 pg/mL (Below Normal, range 2.3 - 11.6)
• Total Testosterone 419 (range 264-916)
• Free Testosterone 6.2 (range 9.3 - 26.5)
• Total Estrogens 59 (56-213)
• Estradiol 14.6 (range 7.6 - 42.6)
• Progesterone 0.5 (range 0.0 - 0.5)
• Ferritin 61
• SHBG 30.3 (range 16.5 - 55.9)
• Growth Hormone, Serum <0.1 (range 0.0 - 10.0)
• LH 8.5 (range 1.7-8.6)
• Iron Saturation - 54%

Given that my DHT and Test levels are low, could my low estrogen be the cause of my hair shedding?

I am on such a low dose of Fin, I don't think it could be the cause of my shedding.

Could it be low estrogen causing the shedding?

My copper is also on the low end of normal, and I have hemochromatosis. I have had off/on copper deficiency for the last few years.

 

[PeterSN]

jeez man 54% iron saturation, sounds like a liver problem to me. whats your dhea, t4 and t3?

 

[KentoBoro]

I am not sure my DHEA I will need to check. My T4 was at 6.6 ug/dL.

And my iron saturation is high because of hemochromatosis, I am actively avoiding iron now to reduce the saturation

 

[PeterSN]

Be careful with breads from the supermarket, even sourdough, they add iron to those and it raised my iron saturation from 29 to 31% in 2 months

 

[maillol]

Yes, in my experience. Many people talk about it as a side effect of aromatase inhibitors. High iron will cause thinning too so you've got a bit of a double whammy there.