Here to ask a question I’ve never seen asked, or at least never answered on this subreddit or anywhere else on the internet despite my effortful and differently-worded google searches.

I’m 20. I started balding at 14, and I started fin at 17. Switched to dut at 19. Now I’m 20, and I still don’t have beard growth despite having the genetics for insanely aggressive baldness and insane beard density. This makes total sense because I’m taking a DHT blocker but my question is- will I never be able to grow a beard if I continue with my DHT blocking regimen? Am I blocking myself from ever being able to grow a beard, or am I just blocking it for the time being while I’m taking the DHT blockers? The idea of never being able to grow a beard terrifies me and I think I’d rather go bald and have a beard than never ever have facial hair as an option, but if I can wait until I’m 25-30 and then grow a beard after ceasing dut/fin, I’d rather do that. Thanks for any and all responses this gets.

For 18 years of age, you already have an advanced Class 4 pattern of balding and based upon your family history, you may lose all of your hair. I would want to know who you take after in your family.  You appear blonde (that is good) but you are a person who needs to see a doctor and develop a Master Plan because it looks like you are likely to lose all of your hair other than the permanent rim of hair around the back and sides of your head. There is no substitute for a one-on-one with a good doctor who specializes in genetic hair loss in men.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33878855/

Conclusions: Based on our results, the combination of arginine and zinc tested in our study could represent a good therapeutic option for the treatment of AGA and TE and it might represent a valid alternative to finasteride.

I’m turning 23 next year april. I’m on treatment and aren’t shedding hair any more. However I absolutely hate my hairline and am definitely going to get a hair transplant. Is the age of 25 when it can actually be measured which NW you’re gonna end up at? Or how aggressive your hairloss is gonna be in the future?. I’ve been to several clinics and they all advised that I wait until I’m 25 to get a hair transplant

For me, 25 is the youngest I generally consider for a hair transplant but that depends upon the person and the consultation where I determine a Master Plan.  There is no simple answer, just get a good doctor. Read this post: https://baldingblog.com/need-master-plan-think-hair-transplants-photos/

https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/492035

This article seems to cover many of my posts on baldingblog.com

I have sex multiple times a day, 2-3 days a week, and masturbate quite regularly. How would this impact me while on fin?

So, personally, I straight up just don’t want to use finasteride and don’t want to be on a pill that regulates my hormones for the rest of my life. If you have a good donor region, like 8000 potential grafts, can you forgo finasteride and still get a good hair result just from a transplant(s)?

Men under 30 have a higher risk of losing native or miniaturized hairs with a hair transplant. The older you get, the less the risk. Finasteride prevents the loss of these miniaturized hairs, but as you point out, if you are willing to spend the money and your have 8000 lifetime grafts, you can do a hair transplant without finasteride.