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I’ve been told by several doctors that Fin isn’t a good idea because I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).

Finasteride should not impact Irritable Bowl Syndrome. It might be worth a try. There is a balance between benefits and risks which only you can assess.

“People who divorce face a higher risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than those who remain married” said an article published online in Circulation some time ago as shown in a website for the Journal of the American Heart Association. The overall risk of death from a heart attack is eight percent but it is not as simple a statistic as it appears to be.

“Among women, those who were divorced once were one-quarter more likely” to have a heart attack than men who are at a lower risk. The risk rises significantly for men who were divorced multiple times, as high as 77 percent. Men on their second divorce had a 30 percent increase of heart attack. “Once men remarried, that increase disappeared,” said the article.

Married men and women have less heart attacks when compared to divorced pairs. It does seem that marriage may decrease stress and stress may be the important factor in the risk of having a heart attack.

DHT is a byproduct of testosterone metabolism and is a critical hormone for establishing male characteristics. No diet can’t change your DHT levels

You do a HAIRCHECK test and repeat it every year. The first test will define the baseline, and depending upon your treatment or the progression of the hair loss, changes in the HAIRCHECK test will answer these questions. See here for an example: https://baldingblog.com/19-year-old-parent-told-not-balding-according-haircheck/

Dear sir, Reg. your comment on the diffuse thinning post – I got a Dermapen 2.00 mm done once. Is it possible that it killed my follicles permanently?

It is unlikely that this instrument would kill your hair as its depth is not deep enough to reach the hair root.

Hello, Dr. Rassman

I have a question about washing your hair daily. For us minoxidil users it’s obviously recommended to use the products twice a day on a clean scalp. My question is: Does washing your hair twice a day damage your hair? Of course, the more you mess around with your scalp the more hairs will tend to fall. So, does the constant washing “damage” the follicles and weaken them?

Thank you for all the information in your site and all your help.

If you wash properly and do not rub your fingers vigorously into your scalp, twice a day hair washing will not cause a problem.

Creatine is a protein powder and by itself, will not cause hair loss; however, some compounds of Creatine have steroids put into them and this will cause hair loss impacting the genetic sensitive hairs that you have on your head. Be sure to read the label which lists contents

For the few patients who have a Folate deficiency, taking Folic Acid may reverse hair loss caused by this problem.

Clogged pores is an old wives tale and does not cause hair loss