Regular Member Mercer Posted August 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2010 Now a few days after my 2nd HT, I've made the decision per the recommendation by the folks at SMG to start taking Propecia. Honestly, I'm actually not too worried about the potential decrease in libido. I'm more worried about the loss of testosterone and loosing lean muscle mass or suffering from gynecomastia. I consider myself a pretty fit guy and I don't want to risk any of that. Has anyone whose been taking Propecia for a number of years experienced any of these sides? 1st HT: 3271 Grafts (6167 Total Hairs) with Dr. Ron Shapiro on 15 Jan 2009: 31cm length strip x 1.75cm width (1's - 835, 2's - 2000, 3's - 412, 4's - 24) 2nd HT: 2631 Grafts (4574 Total Hairs) with Dr. Ron Shapiro on 10 Aug 2010: 34cm length strip x 1.7cm width (1's - 943, 2's - 1440, 3's - 241, 4's - 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Time to do something Posted August 13, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2010 Check out my previous posts on this. Propecia suppresses DHT. DHT is what gives us male characteristics including muscle mass. There is plenty of information about this on the internet. NW5 Dr. Epstein July 4, 2007 2520 grafts 471 one hair grafts 1540 two hair grafts 505 three hair grafts 5070 Total hair count Dr. Epstein August 4, 2008 2384 grafts 870 one hair grafts 1150 two hair grafts 364 three and four hair grafts 4262 Total hair count Dr. Ron Shapiro November 18, 2009 1896 grafts 760 one hair grafts 852 two hair grafts 288 three hair grafts 46 four hair grafts 3362 total hair count Dr. Ron Shapiro July 1, 2011 1191 grafts 447 one hair grafts 580 two hair grafts 150 three hair grafts 14 four hair grafts 2113 total hair count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Floyd77 Posted August 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) I work out for 20 years and use Propecia for 4 years and haven't noticed any of those effects. I'm such a big guy and take lots of supplements and I'll never give up Propecia because any of those studies ot theories or whatever. Even if it makes me loose muscle mass, which honestly I don't believe, I'll never prefer to be a little more stronger but bald. I also have never noticed any decrease in my libido. But it's just me you know. Edited August 14, 2010 by Floyd77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Johnny_B Posted August 15, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2010 I have found losing body-fat on fin' difficult in comparison to before. My test levels are low so this would naturally make things harder. I don't know whether fin' is has made things more difficult but I'm edging towards thinking there may be a link. My diet is spot on and the cardio/weights should result in lowering my bodyfat as it once did but alas not these days...I keep on trying though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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