ForeverLacey

Progesterone isn't much help and it can aromatize to androgens.

The first sign of breast growth will be a hard raised lump behind one or both areolas. This lump will be extremely sensitive to pressure.

That looks great Ghumanz!

Yes, I bloomed around the 7 month mark and it got better every month after. I also went through a terrible telogen effluvium phase shortly after that lasted 6 months. Once it stopped the hair growth became more apparent. Give it some time, hair grows really slow.

Finasteride will not prevent or stop a telogen effluvium aka(Shock Loss).

Reducing testosterone will only have a minimal effect at reducing DHT. You don't need much for it to convert and a little DHT can go a long way if you're body is sensitive to it.

To Baldpatient, the hormones do help, estradiol will elongate the anagen cycle but without a DHT blocker hair loss will not completely cease. I took 5mg of Finasteride daily from Jan 2012 to May 2014 before giving up. I was a non responder, and it did nothing but put my hair through a constant telogen effluvium. In Jan of 2015 I was put on Dutasteride 0.5mg daily and after 4 months my shedding completely stopped. The sad part about it was my transplant was shortly after and that put me in another 6 month telogen effluvium. It has since recovered and I am almost back to my baseline.

I am a transgender girl who was looking for a doctor that had a strong emphasis on the female hairline. After a half dozen consultations I felt Dr Beehner was the right surgeon for my situation. I needed someone that could transplant within hairs without the need for shaving. My degree of hair loss isn't probably bad to most people. I had some diffused thinning in the central part region with average temple recession for someone my age. I settled with 2050 grafts, mainly to construct a feminine hairline and to fill in some of the diffused areas in the central part region. I am now one year and one month post op. With that said, I am really happy with the end result. I will admit, I had the worst shock loss ever in both recipient and donor areas. None of it was permanent, but expected. I once again have regained my confidence and thank Dr Beehner for restoring that along with my hair.

You won't get anything credible from him Shampoo. Hey Mark, Finasteride didn't work for me either, but I'm not here whining about it to others. This was with the combination of real anti androgens and estrogen therapy. You know what did work for me believe it or not? dutasteride.Go figure that one out.

Give it a break Mark, it's obvious that it has effected you or someone close. If that is the case I am really sorry for you. However, don't knock a drug that has helped so many people with their own issues. The side effects are well documented now and rare, that doesn't mean everyone gets them. Propecia is elective medicine and believe any doctor who prescribes it should be well informed of the side effects as well as informing the patient.

It's elective medicine when used for hair loss. Give it a break man Finasteride is not going any where.

That's great, I am chemically castrated and don't experience any of that except for the loss of ejaculation.

The above information was obviously written by someone who didn't have a good experience with the drug lol. Gotta love that "If it doesn't work for me then no one can use it" mentality. In regards to your chemical castration question, it is possible for a teen aged male to retain their hair through life. This doesn't mean they are safe, there is still a small amount of testosterone produced by the adrenal glands. If they are genetically sensitive to the MPB gene they can still experience some degree of hair loss. This would also prevent them from fully developing. The same would kinda apply to someone who was older and had started losing hair. Cutting your androgen supply from the gonads will not regrow whats lost, and it certainly won't stop the loss. It may slow it down. This would also set an older person up for things like osteoperosis. All drugs have side effects, and everyone responds differently. Finasteride is not considered a castration drug as it is not a true anti androgen. Without testosterone, you can not have dihydrotestosterone.

Your testosterone levels won't change your DHT sensitivity. Have at it, buy all the Testosterone Supplements you want.

This Dr was clearly inspired by Clive Barker's Hell Raiser.