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Drew - Looks like you had a ton of grafts. You should update your site with another month of progress. Exciting!!

Did you meet with both of them? I did. And one of them gave me the heebee geebees which scared me off. There's lots of variables to making a decision. You should see which variables are your highest priority.... price, gut feeling, how does his hair look, location, their office, marketing, did you meet with their clients, see their clients' photos, listed on this website as a great doctor, etc. etc. etc. Matt

Give it another 2-3 weeks. Everything happens slowly.

SPEX - Congrats on the Twins on the first try - you were fortunate. Your sperm count was probably lower, but still high enough to have kids. Two peer reviewed medical literature articles: Propecia-induced spermatogenic failure: a report of two cases. Liu Kimberly E; Binsaleh Saleh; Lo Kirk C; Jarvi Keith Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Reproductive Biology Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. Fertility and sterility ( United States ) Sep 2008 , 90 (3) p849.e17-9 OBJECTIVE: To describe the results of two cases of azoospermia and severe oligospermia in men during and after cessation of finasteride 1 mg. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Tertiary-care hospital-based clinic for andrology/male infertility. PATIENT(S): Two patients with azoospermia and severe oligospermia using finasteride 1 mg for hair loss. INTERVENTION(S): Discontinuation of finasteride. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Improvement in sperm concentration. RESULT(S): Patient A had documented azoospermia over 1 year and was initially booked for a testicular biopsy. Six months after discontinuation of finasteride 1 mg daily he showed improvement in sperm concentration to 5.5 x 10(6)/mL. Patient B had severe oligospermia with a sperm concentration of 4 x 10(6)/mL. Sperm concentration improved to 6.6 then 18.7 x 10(6)/mL at 3 and 6 months after stopping finasteride. CONCLUSION(S): We report two cases of infertile patients with azoospermia or severe oligospermia who showed significant improvements in sperm concentrations 6 months after the discontinuation of finasteride. In one case, improvement in semen parameters prevented the need for testicular biopsy and corrected the azoospermia. Stopping finasteride in the infertility population may improve semen parameters, and may allow for less invasive fertility treatments. The effect of 5alpha-reductase inhibition with dutasteride and finasteride on semen parameters and serum hormones in healthy men. Amory John K; Wang Christina; Swerdloff Ronald S; Anawalt Bradley D; Matsumoto Alvin M; Bremner William J; Walker Susan E; Haberer Lynda J; Clark Richard V Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs-Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ( United States ) May 2007 , 92 (5) p1659-65 CONTEXT: Dutasteride and finasteride are 5alpha-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) that dramatically reduce serum levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). OBJECTIVE: Because androgens are essential for fertility, we sought to determine the impact of 5ARI administration on serum testosterone (T), DHT, and spermatogenesis. DESIGN, SETTING, SUBJECTS, AND INTERVENTION: We conducted a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in 99 healthy men randomly assigned to receive dutasteride (D; 0.5 mg) (n = 33), finasteride (F; 5 mg) (n = 34), or placebo (n = 32) once daily for 1 yr. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Blood and semen samples were collected at baseline and 26 and 52 wk of treatment and 24 wk after treatment and were assessed for T, DHT, and semen parameters. RESULTS: D and F significantly (P < 0.001) suppressed serum DHT, compared with placebo (D, 94%; F, 73%) and transiently increased serum T. In both treatment groups, total sperm count, compared with baseline, was significantly decreased at 26 wk (D, -28.6%; F, -34.3%) but not at 52 wk (D, -24.9%; F, -16.2%) or the 24-wk follow-up (D, -23.3%; F, -6.2%). At 52 wk, semen volume was decreased (D, -29.7%; F, -14.5%, significantly for D) as was sperm concentration (D, -3.2%; [corrected] F, -7.4%, neither significant). There was a significant reduction of -6 to 12% in sperm motility during treatment with both D and F and at follow-up. Neither treatment had any effect on sperm morphology. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that the decrease in DHT induced by 5ARIs is associated with mild decreases in semen parameters that appear reversible after discontinuation.

Incredible! I can't wait to see the results.

mprecio, If you live in San Diego, I suggest meeting with Dr Deyarman. He did my hair (1800 grafts) and I'm pretty happy. You can ping me if you'd like.

Looks good. I strongly suggest also buzzing the top so it's the same length everywhere.

I would be balding too if I was a Detroit Lions fan. just kidding, i am sure you will be fine. It's only been 7 months or so and lots of grafts can result in shockloss. give it another month or two and hear what your doc has to say.

Since he is definitely above average and willing to pay the fees, maybe he should be admitted. The extra business he gets from this site would help him pay for a better camera and staff to do larger sessions. It would be a win-win.

John: Here's the problem.. They are not Doctors.

Hi Mountinvan, Can I see some pics of what Dr Reed has done for you? Thanks!

sorta answers my q. apparently is it's legal in your state. you taped it because you had reasonable doubt regarding this company's services and may use it in court. i originally thought you had taped all conversations from the very beginning. That lead me to wonder if it's common practice for people to walk around with recording devices, but it seems that you took it out because of the situation. my thoughts are that i am glad you are exposing this part of the industry. not sure how far you will get legally and with your other intentions, but that's up to you and i wish you the best. i have less chutzpa and attempt to settle by getting it restored by the top doc and have this doc pay for the repair. my goal would be to make it a less painful story years from now when looking back at this experience.

Not overly impressed. Also, why 3 sessions for 3600 grafts???

Picture?

Awesome!!

Don't forget to shampoo.. gotta keep it clean. That will keep it from itching. You can use baby shampoo with very light massaging. You are almost done with the toughest stage!

Is that Tiger Woods????

Yea, go for it!! It will change your life for the better. Pick a good doc and get back on the drugs if it's not too bad of side effects.

you win.

Bill - Your site has educated me with knowledge based on personal experiences and education from doctors & their assistants. This has helped lead me to a better life by feeling confident enough with the technology to to go through the procedure.. I am bummed, but respect your reasoning for putting Dr D on your shi*list. I provided my similar post to the beachair guy to offer my personal recommendation. I was also eager to see how quickly you'd retort my note.

Bill -- I can recommend what I want, right?

I am starting to wonder if this kevkristy guy is pulling everyone's chain.

Another one bites the dust on the site?

Kev, Big difference between 6 months and 9 months. Don't sweat it yet, and try to stay away from the mirror for a little while.

triggerhappy, Are you sure she's an MD?