I’m curious, If someone has a low sperm count and low libido, is it safe to take Finasteride with family backround of low fertility? Thanks! I’m too embarrassed to ask my doctor.

You shouldn’t be embarrassed to speak with your doctor. One of my son’s had a low sperm count while on finasteride but he conceived after trying for a few months. I don’t know the answer to your question but you elect to take finasteride then get a sperm count before and one and two months later to find out if there is a connection for you.

The picture says it all

I’m 19, have been experiencing hair loss for 1 year now, diffused thinning, mainly at crown, slight temple thinning is noticeable now. Today I went to a dermatologist in hopes to be prescribed Fin. Worst consolation I have experienced, I was at the practice for 2.5 hours, and the dr only spoke to me for 10 minutes! He didn’t let me talk, left the office multiple times to see other patients while seeing me! Very very frustrating! He honestly wasted 2.5 hours of my life!

He says he would be hesitant to put me on fin due to my age , but was happy to put me on his very very expensive monoxidil and dutasteride mixture. He says I must try it for 3 months and I should experience drastic regrow this. But then I should stop it for 6 month and see how it goes. This goes against all research on anti androgens and MPB treatments I have researched.  Obviously I am very hesitant to purchase as it is very expensive, and dutasteride is rather scary to me. He claims no sides from this mixture.

I am so confused, I don’t know what to do. Depression has hit me. I just want to be pointed in the right direction. I want to keep my hair, and think Fin might be my only option… Should I try find another Dr to get prescribed fin? Should I try the way overpriced Min +Dutasteride mixture?  This hair loss stuff is becoming too much for me to handle. I feel like I’m stripped of my youth. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

What a terrible experience. When I see a patient I spend between 30-60 minutes with them and listen to their complaints, do a thorough examination and then develop a Personalized Master Plan for all of them because hair loss is a progressive process. Dutasteride is stronger than finasteride and has the same sexual side effects, possibly more. Going on it and then stopping it is insane because 100% of such men will lose hair GUARANTEED. Get a good doctor who can develop a Personalized Master Plan for you short and long term.

You should use the liquid not the foam and then apply it to your scalp by separating your hair as you apply it. Best to do it at night after a hot shower when the skin will absorb more of the medications. You can wash it off in the morning.

Hair systems work, but they will kill off all of your hair. That is why men who wear hair systems rarely take them off. Hair is lost from clips, glues and other attachment modalities. Hair systems must be removed and washed often, or they smell from your sweat, Washing causes them to wear out quickly, so replacement costs are how these companies make their money.  This is a well kept secret.

This is a depleted donor area in a person who has fine hair so the missing donor hair stands out very well. We call this over-harvesting even though he had less than 2400 grafts removed.  If you look below the area that was harvested, you can almost see through the normal untouched donor area.  This man should not have had as many grafts taken out as he now has a new balding problem or he should have been told ahead of time that this would be a problem.

Also, the harvesting extended beyond the permanent zone so if this man should develop a more advanced balding pattern, he will lose many of the grafts down the road.  SMP is a good treatment for both problems.