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    recent news that soy could baldness

    its the equol in soy that prevents DHT from binding to the receptor its raises LH and thus Testosteron.. but als DHT ..but the DHT is prevented to bind to the andorgen receptor (in this case the prostate) the next articel is in dutch but the figures are from the artikel and in english...
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    Being Impatient With Propecia (9 months)... Hurt to add?

    Ketocazole as an adjunct to finasteride in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in men. Hugo Perez BS. California College of Podiatric Medicine, 371 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA. [email protected] Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) binding to androgen receptors (AR) in hair...
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    I'm freeking out!

    J Invest Dermatol. 2003 Nov;121(5):985-8. Decreased serum ferritin is associated with alopecia in women. Kantor J, Kessler LJ, Brooks DG, Cotsarelis G. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Alopecia in women is a...
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    Anyone suffered shedding from Propecia alone?

    no... its known that minoxidil casues shedding do... the shedding some experience wile on only propecia is unrelated.. u know the problem is there is always some body who is shedding and on propecia... that doesnt mean that its caused by it.. for that u have to look at a large group..who...
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    I'm freeking out!

    extreem shedding isnt a sign of male patern hairloss or androgenetic alopecia its very wel possible that the shedding in your case is due to stress and deficienties... take supllements (iron , multi) eat healthy and get enough sleep!
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    POLL: Propecia side-effects - check this out

    there are a lot off studies done on side effect with procar (5mg finast that it) in the treatment off protate enlargement yeah and they have got notting to do with merckx ..and over 1000 paticipants over 5 years show..no diffence in side effects with the control group after 12 months...
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    Any Disadvantages Using Nizoral?

    no ..there are studies that show.. that the combo nizoral/finast works better than finasteride alone.. (just as good as finasteride/minoc) ...but nizoral has NO side effects ...minoxidil..is known to cause shedding... nizoral works different..its anti inflamattorie and probably disturbs..the formation of DHT in the scalp..
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    Propecia Side-effects Poll

    no side effects what so ever...
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    Mr. T's Story

    dont use minoxidil...even when u respond well to it..in the end it doesnt do anything for u,(it doesnt block DHT)....it is known that minoxidil causes sheds.. use nizoral...2%..... it takes a bit longer for results. but..the are several studies that show that the finasteride + nizoral combo works better than...
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    finasteride half-life...

    it takes about 5 days, before DHT levels are back to baseline/normale after discontinuing FInast.
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    My story... Need some advice

    Just go on finasteride and nizoral shampoo.. u dont really need minoxidil.. (it only gives u sheds) ..although it gives u better results at the start.. ther is no difference at 12 months.. and if u quite minoxidil u Will shed.. lower BMI and eat healthy anti- oxidant rich food,
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    prostaglandine analogs

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract Effect of latanoprost on hair growth in the bald scalp of the stump-tailed macacque: a pilot study. it works in apes..(!?) does anybody know more or is this old news
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    prostaglandine analogs

    Prostaglandin analogs for hair growth: great expectations. Wolf R, Matz H, Zalish M, Pollack A, Orion E. Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, Israel. [email protected] Latanoprost, a prostaglandin analog, has been reported to stimulate eyelash growth in patients...
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    High Estrogen Levels

    well i think yes...it will remain normal ...but you only if your BMI (body mass index is normal to low..and have a healthy life styl) alcohol...caffeine and a wrong diet have a big effect on estradiol.. but im am not an endocrinologist...and all are very complex processes in your body...
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