Finally got my blood test in today. I did extended tests, most that Propeciahelp.com recommends. Couldn’t do all cause just they don’t do all in my country. But most. Will have some results on Thursday. Some results will take longer as they will actually be sent to Germany. Crazy.
And will have an endocrinolist appointment on Thursday. To check out my blood test and possible gyno. And andrologist appointment on Friday.
Wish me luck.
That andrologist is actually the most famous and respected in my country. Who practically started the field here. Very hard/rare and expensive to get appointment with. So far he has preached Propecia is safe and also during my last appointment fully concentrated to my prostatitis and seemed to deny anything persistently bad can happen from Propecia.
Cannot deny though that my estrogen was high and after quitting the measurements were at least briefly all over the place. My emotions have also been all over the place the past days.
I’m going from thoughts cursing the day I ever took the drug to thoughts whether I should start taking it again.
The thing is I cannot be really connect all this to finasteride, I’m not a doctor.
Less ejaculatory volume – yes I had. The elevated estro and some alarming things with my chest and nipples while looking back yes. (Sometimes) weaker erections could also be from other factors. I know sometimes I was able to go like crazy and got complimented a lot. So a lot of it could be psychological.
I’m also aware of the possibility of NOCEBO effect.
My (hopefully) temporary infertility and some further complications could be from prostatitis.
And could be that prostatitis has nothing or little to do with finasteride.
I started a relationship with a new lady last summer and that was around the time I was diagnosed with prostatitis, just a few months later. I went to the andrologist in unrelated question and got this diagnosis Symptoms followed shortly. I read it could happen that a man can get it from a woman when having unprotected sex, when a woman has certain bacteria.
Oh man.
One thing seems to be for sure. I’m loosing my hair in my hairline in accelerated fashion.
Right now I just have to go through my hair with hand and have a hand full or hair.
Just in the front not crown (yet). In this pace, all my hairline is gone in no time. The itching is back too.
Really considering, whether I should go back on the drug or not. Been off it for around 2+ months. The other me feels crazy that I even consider it.
Not until the blood tests of course. I also will know about my sperm test.
But the prostatitis is still going on on fire, so that doesn’t give full picture on my sperm quality with or without finasteride. I'm definitely quite young to have prostatitis.
This is really a vicious choice we have put going through as a man. Loose all your hair or be faced with these possible side effects or uncertainty whether they could come and when and whether they're resolvable or persistent. Risky stuff.
Propecia definitely worked on my hair, that seems to be very sure.
I didn’t visit any hair loss site for maybe 7 years. Now I’m back here desperate and all I can do is watch other people’s hairlines on the street or magazines. f*** this.
I have never had short hair in my life. My hair has always been a big part of my identity. And people think of me always with big hair and nice haircuts. How do you go from here to baldness in a few months?
I'm torn whether to say f*** it and shave everything or to keep on fighting.
I'm 34 right now. The people I meet say I look like around 26-27 and are always suprised when they hear my age. I know it's not all in my hair but I reckon it's a lot got to do with it. Hard to give that up.
I also don't have a family or wife, so I'm still playing the field and need to keep up my sexual market value.
Then again, I also need to be able to have and enjoy great sex. Without that, the hair is pointless. A vicious cycle and choice for sure.
I could consider transplant. It's not cheap for me but I have the money. But I read it's mostly recommended with Propecia. To avoid shock loss and further hairloss behind my new hairline.
I wish I had blood tests done annually while on Propecia. No doctor who were prescribing me them never recommended it nor warned any sides could come so many years later.
And will have an endocrinolist appointment on Thursday. To check out my blood test and possible gyno. And andrologist appointment on Friday.
Wish me luck.
That andrologist is actually the most famous and respected in my country. Who practically started the field here. Very hard/rare and expensive to get appointment with. So far he has preached Propecia is safe and also during my last appointment fully concentrated to my prostatitis and seemed to deny anything persistently bad can happen from Propecia.
Cannot deny though that my estrogen was high and after quitting the measurements were at least briefly all over the place. My emotions have also been all over the place the past days.
I’m going from thoughts cursing the day I ever took the drug to thoughts whether I should start taking it again.
The thing is I cannot be really connect all this to finasteride, I’m not a doctor.
Less ejaculatory volume – yes I had. The elevated estro and some alarming things with my chest and nipples while looking back yes. (Sometimes) weaker erections could also be from other factors. I know sometimes I was able to go like crazy and got complimented a lot. So a lot of it could be psychological.
I’m also aware of the possibility of NOCEBO effect.
My (hopefully) temporary infertility and some further complications could be from prostatitis.
And could be that prostatitis has nothing or little to do with finasteride.
I started a relationship with a new lady last summer and that was around the time I was diagnosed with prostatitis, just a few months later. I went to the andrologist in unrelated question and got this diagnosis Symptoms followed shortly. I read it could happen that a man can get it from a woman when having unprotected sex, when a woman has certain bacteria.
Oh man.
One thing seems to be for sure. I’m loosing my hair in my hairline in accelerated fashion.
Right now I just have to go through my hair with hand and have a hand full or hair.
Just in the front not crown (yet). In this pace, all my hairline is gone in no time. The itching is back too.
Really considering, whether I should go back on the drug or not. Been off it for around 2+ months. The other me feels crazy that I even consider it.
Not until the blood tests of course. I also will know about my sperm test.
But the prostatitis is still going on on fire, so that doesn’t give full picture on my sperm quality with or without finasteride. I'm definitely quite young to have prostatitis.
This is really a vicious choice we have put going through as a man. Loose all your hair or be faced with these possible side effects or uncertainty whether they could come and when and whether they're resolvable or persistent. Risky stuff.
Propecia definitely worked on my hair, that seems to be very sure.
I didn’t visit any hair loss site for maybe 7 years. Now I’m back here desperate and all I can do is watch other people’s hairlines on the street or magazines. f*** this.
I have never had short hair in my life. My hair has always been a big part of my identity. And people think of me always with big hair and nice haircuts. How do you go from here to baldness in a few months?
I'm torn whether to say f*** it and shave everything or to keep on fighting.
I'm 34 right now. The people I meet say I look like around 26-27 and are always suprised when they hear my age. I know it's not all in my hair but I reckon it's a lot got to do with it. Hard to give that up.
I also don't have a family or wife, so I'm still playing the field and need to keep up my sexual market value.
Then again, I also need to be able to have and enjoy great sex. Without that, the hair is pointless. A vicious cycle and choice for sure.
I could consider transplant. It's not cheap for me but I have the money. But I read it's mostly recommended with Propecia. To avoid shock loss and further hairloss behind my new hairline.
I wish I had blood tests done annually while on Propecia. No doctor who were prescribing me them never recommended it nor warned any sides could come so many years later.
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