If There is Chest Discomfort from Propecia, Is It Harmful to Me?

Hello Dr. Rassman,

Great blog and thanks for taking the time to help out so many people at not only no cost to us, but at the expense of extra time and effort on your part. It’s very appreciated.

Anyways, I am a 25 year old male with an equally diffused pattern of MPB that has been increasingly noticeable for less than a year. I have a couple detailed questions about Propecia. I understand that 10-17% of males on propecia still experience hair loss, but are those who experience a slower rate (but still losing) in hair loss included in this 10-17% or in the other 83-90%? Also, if I experience a Propecia side effect like chest soreness/pain/tenderness and I am I willing to live with the discomfort, is this actually going to hurt my body?

Keep up the great work!

I’m not sure where you got the 10-17% statistics, and I wouldn’t know how the figure was even calculated. There are percentages at the Propecia.com site and they explain how those numbers came to be — see here.

I do not expect that Propecia will produce chest pain of any type. I would hope that with these pain symptoms, you would seek out medical care from your primary doctor looking for real diseases that cause chest pain.