Tug-of-War between finasteride and genetic hair loss metaphor

If I remember correctly Dr Rassman u/wrassman said that in his experience that people who are younger (under 25) tend to respond way better to finasteride, but obviously thats anecdotal and everyone’s body responds differently

Yes. I have seen young men who were becoming a Class 7 at 19 years of age, and they responded poorly to finasteride but it did slow down their loss rate. I always use the metaphor of a Tug-of-War between 5 alpha reductase blockers and the aggressiveness of the genetics of balding