Shouldn't We All Just See a Doctor?

[Shielded]

I can't speak for other members on the forum, but I've never had any professional consultation for the hair loss thing. My only real-world experience and knowledge is based on what I hear from friends and family.

Anyways, lots of women lose their hair and obviously it's 100x worse for women to lose hair compared to men. But they always go out for professional help and it always works. I have heard of them getting shots in their head, or laser treatment, or whatever, but it always seems to work out for them.

So instead of messing with my body with Dutasteride and Rogaine (and the annoyance of applying Rogaine twice a day, EVERY day), shouldn't we just see a doctor and get some kind of professional treatment that really works ?? Or do they not work? I have no idea what professional treatment is all about.

 

[ShedMaster]

Heres the thing man... 90% of the time, and that is being conservative, you will find much more informed and educated senior posters on this very website then you will get out of the average dermatoligist. Most of them know very little about male pattern baldness. This has been my experience and have seen this posted over and over and over again when others post their experience with doctors/dermatoligists.


Generally the best and most documented 'clinically proven' that we have available right now is still the good ol' propecia/minoxidil/nizoral shampoo. Possibly adding copper peptides.. but thats really it!

The average doctor will write you a prescription for propecia and maybe recommend minoxidil but that is all they are good for. There are no magic cures for this thing. We can still hope for the best in the future, after all, 10 years ago would you believed you would be able to have laser surgery done on your lunch break to permanently correct your vision? Anyways those are my thoughts.

 

[RTJBJ]

good luck for that..

they know jack sh*t about male pattern baldness.

but its one of the stuff that u have to experience by yourself.

just spend little bit time on these forums and you will know more than what these soo called Doctor knows..

 

[News2]

I went to see a dermatologist about 4 years ago. He said that I wasn't going bald at all, even though I'm clearly thinning out. (What a quack!)

But they always go out for professional help and it always works.

I doubt it very much! (Where did you read this? An advert for a hair clinic that offers “professional helpâ€￾?) Female pattern hairloss is not as widespread as male pattern baldness, but it is actually harder to treat, as women cannot use all anti-hairloss drugs that are on the market. (I'm not 100% sure, but I think they're not supposed to use Propecia.)

There are probably plenty of guys on here who actually did go & see a doctor, and I am pretty sure that they were all prescribed Propecia and/or Minoxidil.

Anyways, lots of women lose their hair and obviously it's 100x worse for women to lose hair compared to men.

They always say that, but frankly I'm losing my hair on my HEAD and not on my youknowwhat...

 

[Aplunk1]

Going to the dermatologist, he prescribed me Propecia Pro-Pak and Nizoral 2% shampoo.

He said to check back with him in a year.

 

[Shielded]

Thanks for the responses. I was referring more to a hair loss specialist/clinic type of deal. There are women out there who lose their hair after giving birth or just old age and they don't like to talk about it, but they usually see a professional who puts shots in your head or something like that?

And it really works, I was talking to my mother about the hair loss thing once and she mentioned how a relative of mine went to a clinic and I actually commented how I thought her hair had become a lot thicker over the past few months.

I am going to switch to Finasteride and continue with the Rogaine applications, but if things get worse I'm going to seek out a professional, especially if it allows me to not deal with the applicatoin/use of Dutasteride/Finasteride/Rogaine and the effects on my body.

 

[Apoc]

Look nobody in this world knows a better drug to combat hairloss that you can't find on this forum. In the dark ages (when there was no internet) you could go to a doctor but now other than him diagnosing you for male pattern baldness he won't give you better advice than what you can get here.

 

[biff]

Thanks for the responses. I was referring more to a hair loss specialist/clinic type of deal. There are women out there who lose their hair after giving birth or just old age and they don't like to talk about it, but they usually see a professional who puts shots in your head or something like that?

And it really works, I was talking to my mother about the hair loss thing once and she mentioned how a relative of mine went to a clinic and I actually commented how I thought her hair had become a lot thicker over the past few months.

I am going to switch to Finasteride and continue with the Rogaine applications, but if things get worse I'm going to seek out a professional, especially if it allows me to not deal with the applicatoin/use of Dutasteride/Finasteride/Rogaine and the effects on my body.

The thing is, a lot of women will have Alopecia, or some form of temporary baldness that can be cured. This is different to Male Pattern Baldness. If you have no baldness in your family it might be worth seeing a doctor to see if there is an underlying problem somewhere causing your hair to fall out.

Most doctors won't be any help at all if you have male pattern baldness. Some may offer to prescribe Propecia, but many won't. At least not here in the UK anyway. You can find more info on here than your doctor will be able to give you.

 

[Shielded]

Thanks for the responses.

 

[CCS]

women are hurt more by hairloss than men are only because it is less common in men, not because it looks worse. it is so common in men that women have to accept it or else accept hairy men with other flaws. Men can reject hairless women and not reduce their selection pool much.

stresses such as birth and surgery to cause temporary hair loss. so do some auto-immune dissease. when women loose hair, it is usually one of these, which a doctor can treat. women respond to genetic baldness treatment much better than men too. their hairs don't die like ours. they just get minaturized. women respond better to minoxidil 2% than men respond to minoxidil 5% combined with propecia. women are the lucky ones there, and they usually don't thin until menopause anyway.

doctors have to know about many many different facts that we do not know about. for this reason, it is easy to pick one very speciallized area and know more about one new drug that the Doctor does not know about. however, that Doctor can still tell you about some stuff you missed on the web if you did not fully do your homework.

If you have male pattern baldness, all the latest facts are here. you don't need a Doctor except if your loss is not in the male pattern shape.

 

[Aplunk1]

As much as I really enjoy finding the right hairloss regimen for myself, I think that anybody reading this thread should trust their doctor most importantly.

Sure, the internet has a lot of information, especially this website and the discussion forums here...

But there is also a lot of scams, mixing false information with correct information...

When it comes down to treating male-pattern hairloss, guys,
it pretty much boils down to Propecia or Avodart, with Rogaine, and Nizoral, T/Gel, or Head and Shoulders.

 

[morarc]

I have seen 2 doctors, one general doctor and a dermatologist. I knew more than both of them did just by info on this site....


that is very sad...

 

[tchehov]

When I first went to see a doctor about losing my hair it took me a month to work up my nerve. I still had a good covering of hair at that time and was worried he would think me paranoid - so I trotted into his office and lo, but the doctor was completely bald. And I thought, there's no way I can be cruel enough to complain to this man about hair loss. So I skirted the subject and he just cut past me and said - I know what your problem is - you're depressed. There's no need to be ashamed. I agreed, just relieved I didn't have to talk about my real problem. And I came out clutching a prescription for Prozac. Didn't do much for me...