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If you are seeing results, keep using it. The hair, once grown, may become dependent upon the Minoxidil, or it may be the original hair returning. It could be difficult to tell the difference. Hair pulled out often returns in the first 6 months after being pulled out.

Can Oral minoxidyl or high dose of topical minox cause sexual sides like low libido or ED?

no, these are not know side effect for minoxidil

Do the following NEGATIVELY impact hair growth?

1. alcohol use – In excess, yes.
2. marijuana use – Possibly.
3. tobacco use – Possibly.
4. high salt diet – I would doubt it.
5. diet high in preservatives – I don’t know.
6. high fat diets, red meat – I doubt it, but there are unsubstantiated claims that blame red meat.
7. use of dietary supplements like multivitamins – No.
8. over intake of certain vitamins – Yes.

I was wondering if my hair will grow back after stopping Propranolol and how long will it take to get back to where it used to be?

Yes, this drug, as most drugs, can cause hair loss. Stopping it will probably prevent the progressive nature of the hair loss caused by the drug and may reverse the hair loss.

I’ve received quite a few emails in the past day or so about the news of a hair loss gene finding that was announced. Thanks to all the readers that sent in links.

Here’s a snippet from one of the articles:

Researchers have found a gene mutation which leads to thinning hair and which can even start taking effect in childhood. The gene, APCDD1, causes hair follicles to shrink, leading to thinner hair. Now the team at Columbia university hope the findings could help discover new ways to treat the condition.

The condition leading to thinning hair is known as hereditary hypotrichosis simplex and the researchers believe they have pinpointed the gene behind it. However the scientists the cause of the more common male pattern baldness, which affects most men at some point in their lives, remains elusive.

Read the rest of this article at Telegraph UK. And here’s a couple other news links about this — CNN and WebMD.

I wasn’t involved in the research so there’s not much I can add beyond what these articles have already mentioned. It is an interesting finding and I am pleased that there is ongoing scientific research into the cause and the genes for hair loss. Unfortunately, as Dr Angela Christiano (lead author of the research) notes, “The gene we discovered for hereditary hypotrichosis does not explain the complex process of male pattern baldness.”

One thing I am particularly happy to read about is that they discuss the miniaturization of the hair follicle, which is a process that needs to be quantified as a miniaturization study when diagnosing balding patterns (as we have stressed here on this site for many years).

This is probably a dumb question to ask but I don’t understand balding. I have thinning hair and possibly new regrowth on my temples. I’ve read that your hair thins out slowly until that area stops producing hair.

So my question is should I be expecting finasteride, and minoxidil to help keep those thin hairs and possibly thicken them or should I be expecting that area to be bald shortly. There’s so much conflicting information when it comes to thinning hair that I’ve read online and I’d really just like to know if I’m going to keep those hairs or lose them so I can stop stressing over it.

I’m a 22 year old male if it makes any difference.

Hair loss or balding in men is mainly due to genetic predisposition/ inheritance. It may not follow an exact father to son path but it is nevertheless a genetic trait. There are medications such as Propecia or Rogain to address the genetic male pattern balding and it works better in some men. However it does not stop or reverse the balding completely. Eventually your genetic balding pattern will take shape. Many men take these medication to slow the process down and some have great results. The bad news is that the medications do not work for the front hair line or front corner / temple hair loss in (what I would guess to be) roughly 95% of men. They also do not work in the temple peaks. Only a hair transplant offers this solution.