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    Men Over 50 On Testosterone Therapy. What's Our Story?

    Are you 50+ and taking TRT? What's the impact on your hair? Body and head. I've read articles suggesting that it may not necessarily lead to more loss and may even be beneficial to head hair. What's your experience?
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    S5 Plus Longevity Storage In The Freezer?

    Finally, Hairgen have responded to my query. This is what they said; "Hi there, It is stable for 1 years at room temperature. We produce weekly new batches, so they are always freshly prepared. If you have any other questions or wishes feel free to contact us at any time."
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    S5 Plus Longevity Storage In The Freezer?

    Spionolactone by itself is stable in air, but not when in the presence of certain solvents. The previous S5 Bedtime cream, in the middle of 2016 with 1% Adenosine and Tocopheryl Acetate had a clearly labeled expiry date of about 30 days and storage information; Keep refrigerated or at room...
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    S5 Plus Longevity Storage In The Freezer?

    The new s5 plus doesn't have an expiry date on it. I'm assuming it's 30 days. Seeing that postage is so expensive, I would rather order a few at a time. Can it be preserved longer than 30 days at -25ºC? If so, how long?
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    Want to quin finasteride. Scared as hell

    Wish I did that! I stopped cold turkey after 4 months and lost half of my hair evenly over 3 weeks. The problem I had with this drug was ringing in the ears which hasn't stopped and grey elephant skin under my eyes. One more than the other. In defense of Finasteride, while I was taking it, my...
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    spironolactone and fractionated coconut oil

    I crushed 10 "Spiractin" tablets in a morter then brushed the yellow powder into a 250 ml beaker and added 50ml of absolute Ethanol. After mixing for 20 minutes it was vacuum filtered using glass filter paper. The filtrate was very clear and only slightly coloured as expected. A stir bar was...
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    Is it true? Only cream version of spironolactone works

    "spironolactone - quite cheap, even cheaper if you mix your own, proven as a topically effective anti-androgen in hirsutism, acne and one hair loss study. Works only where is is applied, no side effects have ever been reported when used topically. However one study found only the cream version...
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    Candida & Hair Loss - advice needed

    If you have fungal intestinal Candida, using Nystatin will be like wiping mold off the wall but it won't kill the spores infused in the wall. Probiotics, good GAPS based diet, supplements, kefier etc, is good for support but it won't do **** to kill off the infestation. Even if you starve...
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    Choosing a transdermal cream

    Hello, I'm just about to make my own topical 5% Spironolactone cream, but finding something appropriate, In my country is really hard! I've been looking at these brands; PENTRAVAN LIPODERM PLO TRANSDERMAL CREAM Try buying them! You need to have a pharmacy. Maybe I'm wrong but I can't see...
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    Cold turkey Finasteride disaster

    Should I be attending a private funeral service for half my head?
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    Cold turkey Finasteride disaster

    I was on Finasteride for 4 months and due to side effects decided to stop cold turkey. After 3 weeks my scalp became intensely itchy and I lost a massive amount of hair all over my head (about half) in a space of 2 weeks. Is that normal for Cold turkey Finasteride?
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