My one concern about Propecia. My wife and I haven't been trying to conceive so I haven't been worrying about it...but when the time comes:

1. Do I have to stop taking Propecia when trying to conceive?

2. Can there be complications/problems trying to concieve or after conception using Propecia?

Please advise. Thanks.

Bill

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Bill,

I don't believe so my friend but, If I were you, I'd call H&W or a derm for advice on this.

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thanks for the reply Hairbank,

I have also sent an email to H&W for their medical advice on it.

Any other thoughts would be helpful too. Thanks

Bill

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propecia

check out the side effects here regarding birth defects.

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Bill...

First of all Merck issues no warning to those trying to conceive, that being said from everything I have read and heard the best recommendations would be to:

1-Stop the medication for one week prior to any attempts at conceiving

2-When not trying to conceive or after conception always wear a condom (if you are on Propecia)

Naturally the other warnings associated with Propecia, ie not having your wife handle any of the pills goes without saying.

So far no birth defects have been attributable to the use of Propecia if proper precautions are taken as indicated.

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Bill,

That is great you are trying to have a child, it will change your life for the better! Good luck and have fun trying!

I am no doctor but had many of the pre-med courses in college and this was my strength in school. I think all is good with Propecia, there are no warnings that I know of that it drops your sperm count, possibly only your semen amount.

You might argue that a drop in the semen level may impact the ability for the sperm to survive during its journey to the egg but that may be speculation. Sperm counts and semen levels do not necessarily coincide.

If this were a problem, the lawyers would have been all over Merck about it you could bet your boner on that.

Do your child and the human race a favor and try not to pass on that shitty bald gene!!!! LOL.

Good luck my friend!

Here is a copy of one of my previous posts;

Posted February 19, 2006 04:40 PM

I've read a lot on the net and was told by the doctor that unless women/children take or touch a broken pill there shouldn't be a problem with safety. As far as getting your wife pregnant I've been on Propecia for just over three years and in that time had a beautiful healthy baby girl, she is just over one year old, and I mean absolutely beautiful! Oh course I might be a touch bias.

Hope this helps.

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Thank you all for the replies.

Nobuzz...well you know what they say right? The best part about babies is making them .

So ok....

Irish homer,

Copied from Wikipedia:

"Finasteride is not indicated for use by women. Finasteride is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that it is known to cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Women who are or who may become pregnant must not handle crushed or broken finasteride tablets, for the medication could be absorbed through the skin. Finasteride is known to cause birth defects in a developing male baby. Exposure to whole tablets should be avoided whenever possible, however exposure to whole tablets is not expected to be harmful as long as the tablets are not swallowed. It is not known whether finasteride passes into breast milk, and thus should not be taken by breastfeeding women. It appears that finasteride can pass into the semen of men, thus, at certain dosages, caution should be used to avoid ingestion of semen during oral sex if a woman is pregnant or may become pregnant.

Finasteride can also be used to mask steroid abuse, and many professional sports have banned finasteride use for this reason." <--- that's an interesting little fact

Anyway...

This doesn't really mention anything about having regular sexual intercourse being a problem from what I can tell...obviously women shouldn't injest or handle the pills at all, or obviously semen which can apparently obtain some finasteride when pregnant. That interests me though that semen can hold some finasteride but this is not considered a problem when trying to conceive. Hmm...interesting. Any thoughts on this article?

From what I have read here and also from what Dr. Hasson said, there seems to be no problem continuing the medication.

Bill

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I read the article linked by IH and came to the same conclusions. It appears the main concern to be actual contact in any way shape or form with a woman if pregnant.

If Dr. Hasson gave you the green light I think you should be fine.

Kids are a blessing............best wishes to you and your wife!

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Bill,

I had all of the same concerns as you as my wife and I were going to try and have a baby last spring, I did a lot of research as did my wife and the only thing we came to is that she shouldn't handle or touch my propecia. There was one article that did say it was totally fine to conceive while on propecia. And I was concerned because I did read on the internet that guys were complaining of reduced sperm count, but there was no credible evidence that it was related to the drug.

Well, low and behold probably a week or two after trying my wife became pregnant and we are expecting our first child, a girl, in mid March.

The only thing I am wondering is that we are having a girl and Laughter's Medicne had a girl as well....hmmm, maybe the drug increases the chance of having a girl?

I wonder if they have done a study on the sex of the baby while the man was on propecia??

Anyways, it's all good Bill!!

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