Hello Doctor, I am 46, I’ve been on Proscar (cut in quarters, every second day) for 3 yrs now with good results in halting further loss & slight only thickening in the crown. The usual side effects I experience such as no morning erections anymore & only occasional unpredictable ED.I also use generic 5% Minoxidil every night. In Sept 08 I had 3,476 grafts which have grown pretty good with decent coverage as I have only very fine hair. Because of my fine hair I still use Couvre & Toppik with excellent results.
My question is prior to taking Finasteride I took a herbal over the counter tablet called Trinovin (containing Isoflavines) with good results for my since age 35 ish weak urine flow & in later yrs symptoms of BPH. I stopped Trinovin when I started Proscar as I wasn’t sure of the combo use but would like to try it again for the previous stronger results it gave me for urine flow. Will the Trinovin work in sync with the Finasteride or work against it causing bad results all around? Trinovin’s has a comprehensive website & it’s info seems to give the same sort of explanations in it’s workings as Finasteride, but I wanted to ask your opinion first before I try it as a combo. Thanks.
I hadn’t heard of Trinovin before (it’s made and promoted primarily in Australia), but upon looking at the product’s website it almost looks like it could be a medication in the way that it is marketed. As you point out, it’s actually an herbal product (red clover) that is said to treat prostate issues. Regular readers of this site know how I feel about most herbal treatments, and while in general there is nothing wrong with herbals, my motto has always been “buyer beware”. If it works for you, that’s great. I am not here to promote or discredit anything.
The US FDA lists red clover as “generally recognized as safe” but with that being said, I also cannot give you medical advice. I don’t think it would be an issue to take Trinovin with finasteride, but again, I’m really not familiar with this herb and I don’t want to guide you in the wrong direction. If you’re taking prescription finasteride and have had a history of prostate issues, you should be under the care of a doctor already. You need to tell your physician about your desire to get back on the Trinovin and see what he/she says. As an aside, I am a bit worried that you have been having these prostate problems since 35 years old, and even now you are still too young to be having these types of issues.
I am not against wigs / hair pieces. My point has been that it can be relatively expensive in the long run when comparing it to a hair transplant. In your case, if you pay $1000 a year, after 20 years you would have spent $20,000… which is much more than most people would spend for a hair transplant that lasts a lifetime without all the maintenance that wigs/hairpieces would require. Let’s say your hair transplant only costs $4000. That’s 4 years of wigs vs a lifetime of transplanted hair. To me, it seems like a waste of money. Of course you may not get the same density and fullness as a wig with a hair transplant, but that is one’s choice.
Will your hair get as thick as it was before your bad food habits? Likely not. If you are sure you have genetic male pattern baldness (diagnosed by a doctor?), the poor diet might’ve exacerbated the hair loss. It could regrow somewhat, but I don’t know enough about your hair loss pattern or history to really speculate too much more.
There is no ethnic variation in hair loss, except in a select minority of American Indians who generally do not lose any hair. For more on that, see 
You’re right in that eggs do not cure hair loss… nor does it treat hair loss in any way. Eggs are used as a natural hair conditioner by some people (though for me, I like the bottled stuff). It’s supposed to make your hair smoother and appear healthier, and I’ve read that egg might make hair stronger because of the proteins. I honestly don’t know for sure, but perhaps a cosmetologist might have more experience with using various foods as conditioners. Just don’t use hot water with the egg in your hair unless you want to scrape scrambled eggs off of your scalp!