Dutasteride and fathering

[losthair22]

Me and the wife are planning to have a child. Is it safe for a developing baby or are the risk to high? Anybody take it and keep taking it and had a healthy baby? Been looking on the net but all I get is if the mother touches or takes the pill herself, then that will cause issues. If I have to drop it I’ll drop it but I’d prefer not to. Thanks.

[pkipling]

I can't speak to this personally, but I recall several queries like this over the years being met with differing opinions. I assume it would be safe, but I also understand wanting to be extra cautious (which is what I remember several guys doing here). If I were you, I would speak to your wife's OBGYN and get their professional opinion on the matter so that you can move forward with a little more certainty.

[Bill - Seemiller]

Lost Hair,

 

While I have not seen many queries related to dutasreride and fathering, i’ve seen a plethora of articles and Q&A blogs related to Propecia or finasteride and fathering. Long story short, the data suggests that the man taking Propecia/finasteride while trying to conceive should not be a problem. Women however, should not take Propecia/finasteride while trying to conceive as it could cause problems to the fetus.

 

That said, as a man, I still don’t think I would risk it and would stop taking finasteride prior to trying to get my wife pregnant. Now, I’m not taking it anyway anymore, but that was always my feelings even though data seems to suggest there won’t be a problem. But I never really felt that I received a 100% guarantee from anyone including physicians that a problem may not occur.

 

Thus, while leading hair restoration physicians and data seem to suggest there won’t be a problem if the man takes finasteride while trying to get his wife pregnant, I personally would prefer to err on the side of caution and not use it during that time. That said, I do understand people who are using propecia affectively will be very concerned about losing hair during that period of time so if the end of the day, each consumer needs to make up their own decision as to whether not they will continue with its use during that time.

 

Bill

[losthair22]

Thanks pkipling and Bill for taking the time to answer my question. I really appreciate it. Really best thing to do is come off of it for the time being and that’s what I’ve done.