Personally I am saving up for FUE, and will book a procedure once I've been on Finasteride for a year and will assess my situation then.

I chose FUE as I want to be able to wear my hair short and not have the scar from FUT visibly noticeable.

Look up Hair Restoration Results Posted by Paitents and also Results posted by Leading Hair Restoration Clinics and compare photos and experiences.

Good luck! Let us all know if there are any other questions you have

I've also been reading about sexual side effects. Has anyone experienced this? I will not try this if it may affect that

Personally, I'm against Propecia. I've read a lot of bad stuff, and I'm not going to say its a good or bad drug as I'm not trying to scare people from using it, I did get side effects within a week of taking the drug - my libido went to shit and my semen was really watery, I've tried taking the drug on two occasions now, once as a 1mg daily dose and once as a 0.5 every other day dose, and the side effects were just as apparent.

I'm not even thinking about propecia...just Rogain foam. I've heard about sexual side effects with Rogain as well but I'm not sure how credible they are.

@lukeyb ,when you mentioned Finasteride is it same as propecia? and what about Minoxidl is Rogaine foam good ? i am new and has a see my crown hair getting thinner so wanted i know propecia is prescribe what about rogaine?

getbackmyhair,

Finasteride is the active ingredient in Propecia. Currently in the US, there is no generic alternative to 1mg finasteride (Propecia). In order to cut costs, many men will get a prescription for generic Proscar (5mg finasteride) and then quarter the pills resulting in an approximate dose of 1.25mg.

Rogaine Foam is an excellent product and contains 5% minoxidil. There is currently no generic minoxidil foam available but you can purchase generic liquid minoxidil.

Best of luck!

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I'm brand new at this. A neighbor suggested I try to get information on what to do regarding my hair loss on top of my head. Being female, this is embarrassing and am willing to try things but don't want it to get too expensive. What do you all suggest I start with? I'm 60 years old and in fairly good shape.

Yep what taking the plunge said.

the best thing to do would be to consult with a recommended hair doctor, but I would certainly start on Minoxidil and, in my opinion, Finasteride.

This will help slow down your current loss and maintain what you have currently. I know it can be daunting thinking about the side effects and it did take me over 2 years to come to the decision to try Fin.

It's really a personal choice on how you feel about taking the gamble. It has honestly helped with my temple recession and even begun to grow some hairs back.

I am now back on 1.25mg a day. My skin had a stage outbreak but I have been taking medication and applying a Benzol peroixide cream to prevent any further breakouts and reduce any scarring.

Will upload some new photos of my hairline next week

Deadhair7- you came to the right place for some adivce. I highly recommend speaking to your GP first regardig your hair loss, it may be something because of diet or mal nutrition or even stress.

If they can't find any reason I would then suggest speaking to a recommend hair doc on here.

You can always try the female 2% minoxidil that is formulated for women. But make sure you understand that there will be a shed period and will for a few months make your hair loss look worse. However if you stick with it, the hair will grow back and hopefully bring a few little friends with them!