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Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :) I certainly wouldn't put your faith in quercetin or those plant flavinoids. I've done some work on them and they appear to bind to all sorts of receptors, but whether it's a specific or non-specific effect is unclear. If you search...

Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :) Well the androgen receptor is a ligand activated transcription factor (basically has the ability to turn on genes when activated). I imagine, for whatever reason, in these cells, bald men have an increased number of response sites...

Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :) I work in science research in an area not unrelated to this. I think of all the breakthroughs we've had so far, this one is the most promising. For the first time we've found a direct cause and effect for pattern baldness, and that...

Yeah I had thought about the fact that some describe it occurring afterwards, but i have seen people on propecia help saying their testis shrank during treatment etc. I agree whole-heartedly with your opinion on their website. It is really the worst example of scare-mongering, and they seem to...

Timi, although I appreciate that you have a problem, not all drugs are bad. For the most part they are safe, effective, and far far better than living with the diseases they treat. Finasteride too is a safe medication, it wouldn't be on the market if it wasn't.

I should start by stating that I am a Biology Graduate, and I have no vested interest in the following theory I'm about to present. I have read a lot of things about finasteride. Some of them good, some of them bad, some of them just plain ridiculous. I went on the alarmist website...