Progesterone cream is used to relieve the symptoms of menopause, when many women notice thinning hair. Progesterone is a female sex hormone that softens skin, contributes to mammary development, prepares the uterus for egg implantation and pregnancy, and helps to regulate a woman's libido. Some kinds of hair loss are related to hormone changes.

On the Other: Progesterone Cannot Grow Hair

Many different factors can cause hair loss. Female hair loss that occurs at menopause and is not the result of stress or disease may be due to a dip in estrogen levels, the female hormone that keeps hair thick. Male-pattern baldness is the result of changing levels of testosterone combined with a hereditary tendency to lose hair in midlife. Women can also lose hair due to changing testosterone levels.

Bottom Line

No clinical evidence exists to show that progesterone cream stops hair loss in men or women. Nothing about progesterone suggests that it should have such an effect; in fact, progesterone is often prescribed for pre-operative transsexuals to lessen the amount of hair on the face, arms and legs. The standard preferred treatment for hereditary hair loss for both men and women is minoxidil. Topical cortisone cream can also help some women stop hair loss.

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