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ok, I got myself tested way before in january, had abnormally low DHT (3x less than minimal for man).. I asked my endo and he replied that he can't use DHT value, taht is medicaly usless for him as endo and taht they even don't do the DHT no more, cuz it's not "correct" (the measurment that is)...

p**rn will cause ED if you want to preform live (my guess); there is no scientific reason/cause that it would cause ED right when you start finasteride.. if p**rn is the cause of ED it should start when you start watching p**rn regulary.. there are guys, who have been watching p**rn for 10+ years, if it is...

I can just respond to the general question. well, the question is wrong, DHT is not produced "in your hair", it just has some effect on it. first there are 3 types of 5 AR (the enzime that converts Testosterone to DHT); they all have some importance. finasteride blocks the 5 AR (not DHT, lower DHT is...

I was intrested in that too. Why some get sides and other don't. and what the RISK group for permanent sides. i was never on finasteride, but I have 3 x lower DHT than minimal recomended dose for man (can't wait what endo will say). but did not had erection problems never, just no morning wood (like...

if you get it, it starts with about 4 months after starting finasteride. but there where studies of people who went off and gyno got better (they went to normal).

no one here is giving medical advice. we are just debating and sharing studies.

"So having lower levels of allopregnanalone is bad, and SSRI's upregulate levels of allopregnanalone, then wouldn't it be advantageous to take an SSRI (never though I would say that) if you are also taking finasteride?" that can be logical conclusion, but I don't know the mechanism of SSRI's (how do...

well the human studies are scarce. but i do agree we can not conclude everything from rat studies (but if rat has both enzimes 5AR1 and 2 in cerebral cortex, than it could mean that humans have it too - just tha 5AR2 gets blocked and not both). so that is why it is essential, that there be some...

but what does the oral spironolactone do? which male hormones does it lower? (it sound like propecia - tablets that lower some androgenst; then the sides could be similar?) Admin @ it says that you are using topical spironolactone and nizoral. for how long? and how are the effects?

Hi, me again. Found some important study. But don't have access to whole, but just abstract. It says, that neurosteroid can be sythesized not only in body (through hormones) but also in brain. So that could mean, that finasteride does really block only 5AR2 (that could lead to decrease of...

isn't oral like dangerous? i don't know the dosage (maybe the lower dosage for man is ok and still effective for preventing male pattern baldness).. but oral spironolactone was meant to be used by women, no? i'm pretty new to this, so I am just asking (didn't do home work for spironolactone). had anyone like had succses with it...

no.. if it would, all men in your town - who drink it or shower - would be bald. maybe it is not super good for hair, but it does not cause male pattern baldness. i lived in a place with "hard" water all my life.. didn't have no problem untill now..

yeah, I mean there is a study that said exactly wich hormones are affected (and consenquently some neurosteroids, allopregnanolone being only one of them). but on the other side there are a lot of guys who don't have sides. But are they safe (like if you don't get sides right away, does that...

well ideally (if you have hair loss ofc) it would be, to do whatever to 5AR, just to take something to keep your levels of neurosteroids "normal" (and how much is that?) but this thread is depressing. like 600+ people look at it, and it has 25 replies.. has no one got anythig to contribute on...

i had scalp surgery (no, not for hair loss lol). it is painful like HELL. like i was in pain for the next 2 weeks, all swollen and ****.. and that from a 4x2 cm skin. so yeah it does not sound like a good or a sane idea. nor does the scalp reduction sound sane (this thing sounds similar, just...