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How Often Do I Need To Take Oral Finasteride?

Rob English — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:11:28 +0000

Oral finasteride is a drug that helps lower levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – the hormone causally associated with androgenic alopecia (AGA). Since 1997, the FDA has approved oral finasteride at 1 mg daily doses to treat AGA.[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513329/ Having said that, clinical studies also suggest that daily doses of finasteride as low as 0.2 mg can ... Read more...

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What Happens If I Stop Using Finasteride?

Rob English — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:17:50 +0000

Finasteride is an FDA-approved medication for androgenic hair loss in men. Clinical studies suggest that 1 mg daily of finasteride can improve hair loss in 80-90% of men with androgenic alopecia (AGA) – with 5- and 10-year studies demonstrating hair maintenance in a large portion of users who continue treatment. As such, many consider finasteride ... Read more...

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How Long Does Finasteride Stay in Scalp Tissue?

Rob English — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:53:44 +0000

After quitting finasteride, many users wonder how long they have until: The drug leaves the bloodstream Hormone levels to return to baseline When hair loss will resume The answers vary slightly from person-to-person, but all relate to how finasteride behaves in the body: its distribution, saturation, tissue binding capacity, metabolism, and excretion. These terms are ... Read more...

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How Long Does Finasteride Stay in the Bloodstream?

Rob English — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:56:33 +0000

Oral finasteride is a gold-standard treatment option for men wanting a low-effort approach to hair maintenance. The drug is FDA-approved for androgenic alopecia (AGA) – with two-year studies showing that 1 mg daily of finasteride might slow, stop, or partially reverse AGA progression in 80-90% of men using the drug.[1]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777765/ But what happens when someone ... Read more...

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Topical Finasteride: How Can I Minimize My Partner’s Exposure To The Drug?

Rob English — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:56:02 +0000

In this article, we’ll explore the science behind topical finasteride, if incidental exposure to the drug comes with a risk of harming pregnant women and/or children, and strategies you can employ starting today to minimize inadvertently exposing your household to secondary finasteride exposure – all while still preserving your hair gains from the drug. Topical ... Read more...

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Can I Make Topical Finasteride By Crushing Pills?

Rob English — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:49:51 +0000

Oral finasteride, a type II 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, is one of the most effective treatments available for androgenic alopecia (AGA). However, concerns over the drug’s potential side effects prevent many men from ever considering the medication. In the last several years, nearly a dozen studies have shown that certain formulation topical finasteride may confer the ... Read more...

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Can I Make My Own Topical Finasteride?

Rob English — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:49:55 +0000

Topical finasteride is an effective treatment for androgenic alopecia – particularly for those interested in better localizing the drug’s effects to the scalp. Unfortunately, prescriptions for topical finasteride can cost as much as $50-$100 per month. This prices out a lot of people who would’ve otherwise committed to the topical had it not been for ... Read more...

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If I Am Planning a Family, Should I Stop Taking Finasteride? (Men & Women)

Rob English — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:08:48 +0000

In the medical literature, it’s well established that women should withdraw from finasteride prior to conceiving, or abstain from finasteride throughout pregnancy and/or while breastfeeding. But what about men? Can they continue using finasteride during conception? What about during their partners’ pregnancy — when indirect finasteride exposure (via semen) might expose the female and fetus ... Read more...

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Will Finasteride Lower My Libido?

Rob English — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:02:32 +0000

What’s the Prevalence Of Sexual Side Effects From Finasteride? Does finasteride lower libido? The true incidence of the sexual side effects of finasteride remains up for debate. Finasteride is the world’s best-studied hair loss drug. Over the past 30 years, it has been clinically tested in over 30,000 men – with dozens of randomized, double-blinded, ... Read more...

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Which Finasteride Is Best? A Look at Formulations

Rob English — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:36:05 +0000

What is Finasteride, and Which Finasteride is Best? Finasteride is a drug approved by the FDA to treat benign prostate hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia. It is prescribed as a 1 mg daily tablet for men with androgenic alopecia. It is also prescribed in higher dosages for women suffering from female pattern hair loss. This ranges ... Read more...

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