Should men experiencing hair loss take finasteride pills, or just accept their hair loss?

[Teucer]

Hair loss drugs turn men into women by blocking testosterone, male hormones

If you or someone you know takes pharmaceutical drugs that claim to prevent or reverse male-pattern hair loss, you could be inadvertently turning yourself from a man into a woman without even knowing it. This is what William McKee, who now goes by the name of "Mandi," says happened to him after taking a generic version of Propecia (finasteride) for nine months.

https://www.naturalnews.com/036931_h..._hormones.html

I think it is only specific to one form of testosterone, DHT.

If I'm not mistaken, that is the variant that causes hair loss and also greater hair growth on the body.

Does this medication target ALL testosterone or just the DHT?

[wvwvw]

Does this medication target ALL testosterone or just the DHT?

No idea.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

If you care so much about it you shouldn't take pills as there's no effective treatment on the long run. Save your money and do an hair transplant.

[wvwvw]

If you care so much about it you shouldn't take pills as there's no effective treatment on the long run. Save your money and do an hair transplant.

In a few years baldness will be totally curable.

Breakthrough could spell cure for baldness and grey hair

Skin cell discovery could spell cure for baldness and grey hair: Breakthrough found by accident could lead to cream to treat both
Scientists on the cusp of developing cream to cure baldness and stop greying
Researchers were investigating how certain tumours form when they found cure
They discovered the identity of the cells that produce hair and turn it grey
By Kate Pickles For The Daily Mail
PUBLISHED: 01:19 GMT, 8 May 2017

It was discovered by accident but could be the answer to millions of men’s prayers.
Scientists are on the cusp of developing a cream or ointment to cure baldness or stop hair turning grey.
The cells that make hair and turns it grey was discovered by researchers as they explored how certain cancer tumours form.
The breakthrough could one day identify possible treatments for balding and hair greying and also explain why we age.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...grey-hair.html

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

In a few years baldness will be totally curable.

Perhaps it will but right now there's no definitive treatment besides hair replacement.

[wvwvw]

Perhaps it will but right now there's no definitive treatment besides hair replacement.

I suspect Sikeliot is exaggerating his hair loss.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I suspect Sikeliot is exaggerating his hair loss.

Probably and he could always grow a beard instead which is way more indispensable than hair.

[Peterski]

Sadly, my dad went bald when he was 33 so I guess it won't be too different for me.

You inherit most of your risk of hair loss from your mother, not from your father. Look at your mom's brothers etc.

[Peterski]

I suspect Sikeliot is exaggerating his hair loss.

Yeah, he is probably just developing a mature hairline:

http://www.hairlossdaily.com/mature-hairline/

Between the ages of 17 and 29, most men lose their child or juvenile hairline, distinguished by its relatively low, straight-across appearance and rounded corners, and their hairlines undergo a maturation phase. Only a small percentage of Caucasian men (around 5%) retain their juvenile hairlines for life. Simply, as the hairline matures, it moves back a little bit.

As I state in my post entitled 7 Surprising facts about the mature hairline, the hairline maturation process is not considered a form of male pattern baldness by the overwhelming majority of hair loss organizations, surgeons, and specialists. 17-25 is the most likely time frame for this evolution to occur, and the new hairline can take up to a decade to fully lock into place. The process may occur in an awkward or asymmetrical manner for some men, but usually, the transformation is fairly subtle — many don’t even notice!

[Peterski]

I have chosen not to accept mine, and I do in fact take the medication. I care more about my appearance than about being able to get an erection.

Chances of side effects are very low and even if it happens, side effects stop within 40 months after you discontinue treatment:

http://www.hairlossdaily.com/propecia-for-hair-loss/

But I think you should try this instead, because you don't even know if you really have hair loss or just a maturing hairline:

http://www.hairlossdaily.com/minoxid...mother-nature/