Alternatives for topical finasteride reported by readers and a question

1- $60 a month is robbery. Morr F is $13 or so.: ANSWER: The FDA is a real problem for this company so that put the following disclaimer on the site: “Information, statements and products on this listing have not been evaluated by the FDA as it is not a prescription medicine and are not intended to diagnose, mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.”

The dose in More F is 25 less of a dose than the therapeutic dose required at a minimum and still there is no evidence that this finasteride in the More F solution is effective.

2- Can I dissolve my pills or crush them and then use them on my scalp: ANSWER: No you can’t because it will not get through the skin to where it needs to be


2019-06-10 09:13:59Alternatives for topical finasteride reported by readers and a question

Am I Balding?

I am 23 years old and there is no history of balding in my family.

Your hairline is very low in the mid-line so I would expect that the middle would eventually move up about 3/8th of an inch. This would change what the corner looks like. You could have an early Class 3 balding pattern, but I recommend you get a HAIRCHECK test to see if there is balding present that you can’t see.

 


2019-01-07 08:44:05Am I Balding?

Am I a candidate for a hair transplant? (photo)

Do hairs like this stand a change with medication? Is a HT even a viable option to increase density?
Because of the possibility of diffuse unpatterned hair loss, I would want to look carefully at your donor area with a hand microscope to make sure you don’t have DUPA, which will rule out a hair transplant that probably would fail if you have DUPA. Medications may work well but have the medications managed by a good, caring, competent doctor

Alpha Reductase and Erictile Dysfunction

An Article published in the British Medical Journal in September 2016, based upon “two populations of men free of risk factors for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunction or its treatment: men aged 40 or more with benign prostatic hyperplasia who received a prescription for a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (finasteride or dutasteride) or alpha blocker, or both, and men aged 18-59 with alopecia”, suggests : “The incidence rate of erectile dysfunction was lowest among users of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors only (15.3 per 1000 person years, 95% confidence interval 14.3 to 16.5), and similar among users of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors+alpha blockers (19.2 per 1000 person years, 17.4 to 21.1) and alpha blockers only (20.1 per 1000 person years, 19.6 to 20.7). Compared with users of alpha blockers only, the adjusted incidence rate ratios for users of 5-? reductase inhibitors only and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors+alpha blockers were 0.92 (95% confidence interval 0.85 to 0.99) and 1.09 (0.99 to 1.21), respectively.” Of further note: “cases of erectile dysfunction were more likely than matched controls to be overweight or obese (as measured by body mass index) or to have a diagnosis of non-erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, depression, orchitis, or alcohol misuse before the index date.” Of course, this study was done in an older population that is prone to Erectile Dysfunction

https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4823#:~:text=The%20risk%20of%20erectile%20dysfunction%20increased%20with%20increasing%20number%20of,odds%20ratios%20were%20statistically%20significant

Comment: The risks of ED rises with age, so the groups tested were clearly at a higher risk of ED than younger men. The statistics reported by this article suggest that in this higher-risk population, the risk of ED was 1.3%, less than was reported in the original Merck study or in the Propecia ED risk factors brochures. I am wondering why so many younger men are reporting ED, considering the above statistics?

Alternating topical and oral minoxidil

My idea is to use topical once every other day and and oral every other day as well, like

Monday : topical

Tuesday : 2.5mg oral

Wednesday : topical

and so on…

I’m using topical min since 1.5 years now and would like to add oral min to increase effectiveness. It’s also getting really tiring to apply the topical everyday. Topical min was really good for me but I feel like it lost its efficiency. I’m also on 1mg finasteride for 2 months.

This makes no sense to me. If you are on the oral minoxidil, stay on it and forget the topical. You don’t want to overdose this medication because of heart side effects.

Persistent juvenile hairline, good for hair transplants

Am I a good hair transplant candidate?

Yes, you may be an excellent candidate for a hair transplant because you have a persistent juvenile hairline which doesn’t need to suck up grafts and the grafts can be distributed to more easily cover the balding area on top and in the crown.


2021-03-18 07:39:28Persistent juvenile hairline, good for hair transplants

Am I a hair transplant candidate at 35? (photo)

I doubt at 35 year old that you are regrow that corner hair. A hair transplant is ideal with your hair color because of the low contrast between your blonde hair and skin color. If this is all the hair loss you have, you might find that you will not develop an advanced balding pattern because there would be evidenced by the age of 35.


2021-05-12 14:12:30Am I a hair transplant candidate at 35? (photo)

Am I balding?

The arrows show what are most likely end-stage miniaturized hairs. Vellus hairs are short hairs with small width but these hairs are long. You can ‘see through the forest‘ indicating that this is balding with miniaturization present. A hair transplant can restore the density and the forest will not be so ‘see-through’.

miniaturied hairs

Am I Balding (Age 21)? Photos

No. You are probably developing a maturing hairline. Your hairline looks strong and the V-Shape of the mature hairline is just starting to appear. You can expect to see the entire hairline move up possibly another 1/4 inch as you get older.


2020-03-19 12:49:18Am I Balding (Age 21)? Photos

Am I allergic to minoxidil?

Looks like you are allergic to either the carrier or the minoxidil. If you are using the foam, switch to the liquid or visa versa. If you still see the redness, then the allergy is to the minoxidil, not uncommon.