Recent content by Womble

Really? I find that improbable. The majority of hair shed each day is most likely unnoticed unless your head is encased in a plastic bag to collect the lost hair (not compatible with life!) How could you tell if a hair from the crown of your head blew off while walking down the street? How...

Don't have too much faith in the FDA - there is an awful lot of dodgy research practiced even before millions of dollars/pounds are involved. That said, I put more store by their results than any attempt to calculate side effect incidence from this forum - Radio is spot-on with his assessment...

I think the situation is complicated by the fact that hair loss and depression often go hand in hand, and guess what some of the key symptoms of depression are? Yes, you've guessed it - decreased libido, lethargy and memory impairment.

I've read here that the general belief is that it doesn't matter what time you take your daily dose, but I wonder whether that is really true. This is because testosterone and DHT levels show daily variation, with levels greatest at 12pm. http://archfami.ama-assn.org/cgi/conten ...

I don't think benign prostatic hyperplasia is fatal. (The clue is rather in the name!)

First of all, hello to everyone on the forum. I, like many others, have lurked here for a few weeks as I moved through the various initial psychological responses to hair loss - denial, anger, depression, acceptance. The information on this site is first class - in fact I'd go as far as to say...