Recent content by Rudolphus

Don't forget this guy: And when he was was a bit younger:

Read Nico76's post above about cryptorchidism. I don't think it is likely that finasteride was the cause, especially in view of a study that was done which indicated that the level of finasteride in a man's semen that is available for vaginal absorption is 750 times lower than the minimum concentration that is...

I've been using dutasteride for the last 6½ years, and now I've decided to switch back to finasteride, which I used for around nine months before dutasteride. How should I make the switch? Considering that dutasteride has a half-life of five weeks, should I take a gap of a few weeks between stopping dutasteride and starting finasteride? A...

In the case of the guy who posted that horror story, it might not have been the finasteride that caused the birth defect. Correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Thousands of other men (including myself) have had healthy male and female children while using finasteride. However, some guys do choose to...

Here in the UK, all the legitimate online pharmacies require an online consultation. After the consultation, they will provide you with an online prescription (assuming they have approved the consultation), and will ship you your meds. As you are from outside the UK, you won't be able to order...

Yes, I would say so, but it is easier said than done in terms of getting the desired effect. Ideally, we need to remove as much DHT within the hair follicles as we can while removing as little systemic DHT as we can. Topical finasteride has a tendency to go systemic. I've heard that topical dutasteride is less...

Exactly! I've been looking through some of Bryan's old posts about this subject, and it is correct that follicular DHT is what matters most in male pattern baldness. Specifically, it is the DHT within the dermal papillae of the hair follicles that is primarily responsible. The 5AR within the dermal papillae has...

If he's from outside the UK, he won't be able to order finasteride from a UK online pharmacy. Within the UK, you can get it from Oxford Online Pharmacy, which is where I get mine. I pay £54 for a 24 week supply (the shipping and online consultation are both free).

I used finasteride for nine months, then used dutasteride for 6½ years, and now I'm switching back to finasteride. I've never used them both simultaneously. Indeed, there is no point doing so, because dutasteride will just cancel out the effect of finasteride as it is the stronger of the two. Dutasteride does everything finasteride does and...

I've been on a 5AR inhibitor for the last seven years, during which time we had our second son and will soon be expecting our third child. I'm using dutasteride now and previously used finasteride. Our older boy who is the one with severe non-verbal autism was conceived and born before I ever used a 5AR...

Very true, and only a father who has experienced hair loss himself would be able to truly understand what it is like to be in the shoes of his balding son.

Thanks, and I agree that what matters most is to have a healthy child. On second thought, like you, I think that I'd prefer to have a mix of sons and daughters rather than all my children being the same gender. We have two sons already and so I think it would be nice for our third to be a girl...

I have two boys aged 10 and 6, and we'll be expecting our third child (gender unknown) this July. It crosses my mind often that my sons may start losing their hair when they're older, and I often feel guilty for passing on my male pattern baldness genes to them. Their mother's family has fairly good hair genes...

Regarding aspirin, it may be best not to use it if you're also using topical minoxidil. The following study found evidence that low-dose daily aspirin may reduce the effectiveness of topical minoxidil by inhibiting the sulfotransferase enzyme which is necessary to break down minoxidil into its...

You have no hair loss at all for now. Do you have a family history of male pattern baldness? Family history is a good indicator of whether you are likely to lose your hair in the future.