Is Propecia Causing Gynecomastia After 2 Weeks — Or Am I Imagining Things?

I am a 20-year-old male and I have asked a few questions before but this one is really bothering me. I began Propecia about two weeks ago. I think I am seeing some breast growth. I may be imagining things but I don’t know. I have read so many web forums that I know the side effects so I may just be freaking myself out. I have looked up gynecomastia online and see that it is actually breast tissue growth. Is the Propecia side effect increased breast tissue or just in increase in fat in the breast that could be fixed with exercise?

I would really appreciate a response. Thank you

You need an examination of your breast tissue if you think you have gynecomastia. While it is a very rare potential side effect of Propecia, gynecomastia can even occur in young men who are NOT on Propecia. Having only taken the medication for a couple of weeks, it would seem even more unlikely.

That said… what you’re seeing might be real, but I would think it’s more possible that you’re just freaking yourself out after reading web forum horror stories, as you suggested. I’ve written before about the power of suggestion.

Still, if you’re concerned you should have a doctor examine you, or at least talk to your prescribing doctor about stopping the medication or lowering your dosage.


2014-01-26 16:26:11Is Propecia Causing Gynecomastia After 2 Weeks — Or Am I Imagining Things?

6 months finasteride, microneeding and Vit D

Fantastic responder. I was suffering from insomnia as well and I couldn’t get tired for the life of me so I started taking Vit D and noticed my quality of sleep improved dramatically. I could only sleep in 2-3 hour chunks before suffering trying to fall back asleep again. With Vit D I am dead asleep for 7-9 hour chunks of time. I also noticed my hair grow a “teeny” bit thicker in the two months before trying anything else, and that lead me on the road to growing my hair back and finding other options. That’s when I added finasteride and microneedling to my routine. The small gain I got from the Vit D, became a massive gain with finasteride and microneedling.

Is Success is More Important Than Hair? (from Reddit 6/12/19))

Wanted to share some insight with you, in light of all the Incel BS that has been going on in this sub. I will try to make it quick. DISCLAIMER: I know that hair is important and balding sucks and I’m not saying don’t worry about your hair at all, but you need to know one thing. I live in Manhattan, I’m 27. When I first moved to NYC I signed to a modeling agency and did some modeling part time to make some extra money. This is not to brag and I’m by no means even a successful model (I don’t even do it anymore). During my time modeling in NYC, I’ve been fortunate enough to be around some of the most beautiful women in the world, and even been able to date some models here and there.

I want to make one thing very clear. The majority of the models I have met (especially ones in the 24- 30+ range care WAY more about success, confidence and personality, than they do looks. Sure, for a hook up here and there, they may go for the hottest guy, but the overwhelming majority of these girls end up In actual relationships with: entrepreneurs, bankers, business owners, Managing directors I.E confident successful men, most of whom are very average looking and a lot of them with bad hair (I’ve seen this over and over again with my own eyes) Actual beautiful women who can get any guy they want, care way more about their future with a guy than their looks.

The take away here is, if you’re going to put all your time and energy into something, put it into bettering yourself and trying to be super successful and don’t let MPB be the end-all be of your life. I know a lot of you already know this, but a lot of you also really need to hear it.

I believe that a good woman will care more about what is in your head than what is on top of your head. I totally agree with this post but the problem many men have, is that because of their hair loss, they lose confidence in themselves. I remember a young actor on one of the morning daily soap TV shows, a long running show in which he played the young man that the married women wanted to seduce. He came to me at the age of 20 telling me because he was losing his juvenile hairline and was developing a maturing hairline, that he was going to be terminated the next season. So he asked me to reinforce his juvenile hairline so he could keep his job as a ‘sex icon’. After the hair grew in, they renewed his contact which was for over $1 million/year. Another actor, came to me for hair loss in the frontal area and I put hair there. In just one surgery he radically changed his look. He landed the big leading man roles. He told me that it was not just his hair, but his self-confidence that changed and the combination of the two is what made his career. Everyone knows him today and he is a well known leading man in some great films. Self-confidence is hard to come by when you are losing your hair and you are early in a career without accomplishments, so the boost of some hair make the world of difference for some men.

 

Is there a gene for balding?

On these sending DNA Sites you can see what your likelihood is of going bald. Is there a specific gene that causes this?

The genes (many genes) have not been fully identified. the company 23 & me is not reliable for predicting hair loss because even if you have the genes, these genes may not express themselves.


2021-02-13 12:19:08Is there a gene for balding?

6100 grafts in Turkey

My comments are as follows:

  1. He has a risk of developing necrosis on the scalp recipient and donor areas. The look immediately after surgery doesn’t tell much about what it will look like in just a few days.
  2. This man almost certainly will have balding on the side and back of his head at the donor area in most men will not support 6100 grafts and leave enough hair for coverage purposes.
  3. I wonder how many of these grafts will actually grow

Somehow, either the Black Market folks who did this surgery or the patient thought that these large numbers of grafts would create a great head of hair. I would be surprised if it did.

Is There Anything a Woman Can Do for Alopecia Universalis?

i am a 62year old african american and i have universal alopecia. I am a female i was wondering if there is anything out there that could grow my hair back or could i get a hair transplant. I haven’t tried anything for it, i only wear wigs.

For men, I might recommend scalp micro-pigmentation (SMP), as this can give the appearance of a closely cropped traditionally male hairstyle… but for women, unless this type of style is an option for you, I wouldn’t recommend it. There is unfortunately nothing available (aside from wigs) today. You couldn’t get a hair transplant, as you have no hair to move.

Is this soccer player balding?

I don’t like this soccer payer’s hairline as the corners go up too much. My corners do not go up so high. What do you think? https://static1.purepeople.com/articles/9/60/29/@/20727-zinedine-zidane-637×0-1.jpg

I think that he has developed a normal mature hairline. Don’t obsess about keeping your juvenile hairline if you are under 29, it may just follow the same pattern as this man.

8 Months After Surgery, I’m Seeing Some of the New Hairs Falling Out

Greetings doctor,

I am 23 years old and I had a HT just over 8 months ago. I started thinning about 4 years ago at my temples, Going bald at such a young age made me very self conscious so I just had to do something about it.

I got 1200 grafts transplanted into my right and left temple areas. over the next few months some but not all of the grafts began to shed and I also experienced some ‘shock loss’ which is all normal I know. some of the grafts however stayed in place and continued growing.

I’m on my 8 month now and some of the grafts that stayed in place and grown all this time started falling out!! which got me very worried. there are also some bald patches on my temples where grafts got transplanted that haven’t shown any sign that they are growing yet.

Should I be concerned about any of this? I mean at 8 months I should start seeing the majority of the hairs coming out right? the only reason I can think of for this is that the grafts are just simply taking longer than usual to come out. I don’t however have any explanation for the transplanted hairs falling out after 8 months..

Please can you let know so I can set my mind at ease..

Kind regards

I cannot say what is going on without examining you in person. How would you know if the hairs you are losing are the transplanted hairs or native hairs? Or maybe transplanted hairs (like regular non-balding hairs) are going through their natural hair cycle of shedding before regrowing. I really cannot say.

At 8 months, you should see growth of the transplanted hair. You should definitely make an appointment with your surgeon to discuss what is happening and get a more definitive answer.