Recent content by athlete97

I just typed a page and a half on another thread regarding the same issue. Long story short, anything that increases test will cause increased hair loss. Increased Test -> 70% of DHT protection from finasteride -> 30% leftover gets converted to DHT. More exogenous test=more DHT while still on finasteride...

First off, finasteride increases test VERY minimally. I just got blood work done to confirm that there is barely a noticeable increase. Second, he is 26 so he should have higher T levels. Assuming he is talking about pharma grade TRT (and not underground) then he would have been prescribed it from a...

22 Year old male. Been on finasteride 1mg ED and Minoxidil. Recently got some blood work just needed some help interpreting the numbers. I know the main stuff but more help would be appreciated. PROGESTERONE1 0.55 ng/mL HIGH TESTOSTERONE, TOT.,S.1 728.1 ng/dL DHEA SULFATE1 542 ug/dL...

yeah only if we knew how to test if the follicles were test sensitive...would save a lot of time

yeah. im a couple days out from 2 months post op. hopefully by the 90 day mark i see the start of growth. been a rollercoaster to deal with these last few weeks

Depleting 70% of DHT vs 90% from finasteride vs dutasteride will have the same side effects mostly. By gaining a lot do you mean gaining hair back or gaining muscle? The reason body fat most likely increases isn't solely from dutasteride, but also from finasteride. This is due to the increased estrogen from depleting DHT. I...

Long story short, male pattern baldness prone. Just got an FUE done to fill in temples. Been taking Finasteride for 3 years, Minoxidil, Nizoral. Been weightlifting 6 days a week for the past couple years and I feel as if Finasteride has inhibited my gains. The gym is a huge priority for me. I dedicate most of my...

I think I got less than 1000, probably around 800. I went with one of the most expensive doctors and feel like I couldve gotten better results with an overseas one lol. Yeah I am on finasteride still

Appreciate the response. However, you can see the pattern that the hair will grow in immediately post OP. Normally guys have that circle hairline shape after a transplant, not the same M receding pattern. Also, is it possible to get shock loss on the crown even though I only got an FUE on the...

I just posted a thread regarding the FUE where I have before and current pictures of the transplant. However for this post, I was just asking about hair prevention on cycle and advice for other guys who have been in my position.

Been lifting and training hard for roughly 6 years now. Looking to get some more results out of the gym for the amount of time I put into it. Probably only going to do a low dose test only cycle (200-300mg) I've done my fair share of research and know that testosterone has an anabolic to...

If controlling estrogen is the goal why drop finasteride completely? I have never heard of Alchemy before coming to this forum but I would look into aromatise inhibiters such as aromasin or arimidex. If those don't work, Femara will definitely take care of the problem but I have heard of estrogen...

22 year old male, been on the big 3 for 3 years. I am a competitive bodybuilder and was wondering the effect of Finasteride on other hormones. Obviously we all know finasteride depletes DHT levels but does that signal the body to increase estrogen? Would make complete sense as I have had numerous...

I feel as if for some reason I have lost more ground after the transplant, not sure if this is shock loss related or what is going on. Been on Finasteride for 3 years, never seen the horseshoe pattern before until I got my whole head shaved for the FUE. Really worried this will look like sh*t...

Hey y'all, I recently had an FUE transplant to fill in some of my temple recession. I went to Dr Nadimi at Chicago Hair Institute and I followed everything to a T in order to boost the best results possible. The doctor recommended a conservative approach for the hairline since I am a bit...