Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

A lot of these PCOS patients are already doing this.

They're literally starving themselves and they're exercising and they're not losing weight.

It's because their underlying condition has not been addressed.

So I would say like anything else at moderation, but you don't want to tell someone don't eat carbohydrates.

It's not sustainable.

I don't think it's the estradiol patch causing the hair loss.

Women who use estradiol patches are going through perimenopause and menopause.

One of the issues with perimenopause and menopause is that drop in estrogen does cause hair thinning.

So for that reason, I would say, you know, I usually treat these patients with minoxidil.

You can either do like Rogaine on your scalp or you can take oral minoxidil.

The prescription is 2.5.

You can start as little as 0.5 every single day.

The problem is hair thinning is very common in menopause and you want to hit it quick.

So if you start noticing that you're losing hair, take the minoxidil.

It doesn't work overnight.

You will probably start seeing results in about three

six months, but in two years, you'll see a huge difference in your hair, but hit it early.

And it's not the estrogen patch.

I doubt it.

Everything we talked about for the past two hours.