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I started finasteride about one year ago (1mg finasteride daily + topical minoxidil). It’s worked pretty well with minimal to no sides.

I had a previous stint w/ fin a couple years ago so I was mentally prepared for the testicular pain that hits you in the first few weeks when i re-upped, but I don’t rly remember it even happening when I started on Keeps though.

However about a week ago I started feeling sharp jolts pain in my nuts (more specifically general scrotum / maybe epididymus?) after I’d by lying down about to get up or just at random times throughout the day. Also has kind of come to feel like I have some tension down there like someone’s got a vice grip on my scrot basically all the time (maybe like a 2 or 3/10 in terms of being noticeable or painful). The jolts are more like a 7 and sometimes even make me flinch once or twice a day.

Pain in the testicles could be from the drug finasteride or it could be from other causes that are anatomic in nature. See your family doctor for an examination.

I took finasteride for almost 30 days exactly around june last summer, but quit due to noticing gyno coming on, once i hopped off the gyno has stopped progressing but i still have a slightly watery semen and just last week i started having ball ache, it started very mild but it’s just been getting worse and worse. i’m going to try to get recommended to a hormone specialist or something on monday. has anyone else had a new side effect come on this late after stopping fin use? should i be very worried or is this just something minor? i haven’t had any ed problems or libido problems that i can notice, but i’m afraid that’s next

There are many causes of testicular pain and if you are off finasteride for 7 months, it is likely that you have one of these other causes. See your family doctor

I started recently (I’m thirty) and have been on it for about six months with great results. The only side I felt so far is the mild ache in the testicles from time to time. However recently the ache has come back and is pretty persistent. And I might be paranoid but i read somewhere that propecia even the 1mg one can led to shrinking of the testicles.

If you are having testicular pain with finasteride, see your doctor and get examined. If the two are related and it doesn’t go away with stopping it for a few week, or using a smaller dose, then it might not be the drug for you.

You need to see your doctor. Finasteride is known to cause this and stopping the medication should solve the problem but seeing your doctor if it doesn’t is important as there are many causes for this problem, some of them like testicular torsion can cause you to lose a testicle and it is not finasteride related.

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I recently heard of a story(second hand) where a pair of identical twins, due to an unfortunate accident, were part of an interesting experiment.

Apparently at the age of 21 one of the pair lost his testis in some motor vehicle accident. Now both are in their fifties, the one who was in this accident has a full head of hair, and his identical twin is quite bald. Does this mean that removing your testis stops balding?

I am terribly sorry if this a very silly question.

Thanks for your time

Good question! I have not heard of that story, but that is a very real possibility. Male pattern hair loss is in part due to a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a breakdown product of testosterone. If a man is missing his testicles, which is the source of the majority of testosterone in his body, he will have a very low level of DHT and should not bald.

Is it a common side? It’s been a couple of days since I started taking finasteride, and my left side feels tense and slightly painful. Any similar experience?

If the testicle pain continues, go back and see your dctor as this drug is known to cause the problem in some men but also there are other condition that cause testicle pain in young men that requires an examination by your doctor.

You could be developing some problems with your testicles that may be or may not be related to Finasteride. You should see a doctor and not assume that it is due to the drug. The doctor will examine you looking for testicular torsion or other abnormalities that some men may be experiencing and who are not on the drug Finasteride.

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