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Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair (Propecia, Finasteride for Women)

posted by eb, 14.10.2007, 17:59

» Eb - thank you so much for your detailed response. I am going to have to
» reread it to fully understand it.
»
» I have a Dr's appointment in early November and I am printing it out and
» bringing it with me. Do you think that I am potentially doing more harm
» to my system than good by staying on the Proscar?
»
» I will keep you posted.
»
» Thanks again,
»
» Lisa

It's no problem Lisa, but I stress that I am NOT a doctor! I don't know if it's a good idea to bring my theories to your doctor, because from my experience they don't like to hear them from non-MDs.

I'm sorry I forget the particulars of your situation. Could you remind me again please?

I will say that if you are not PCOS/Cushing's/other true hormonal imbalances it is much trickier to reverse AGA. Although, there are non-PCOS gals who have high T, and they also (greatly) benefit from spiro. It seems that spiro works best the higher your serum T is.

And iirc you aren't even sure you have AGA? Do you have confirmed miniaturization? Can you actually SEE hairs of varying diameters in the shower drain, brush? Listen, if you are not sure you have AGA please do not take spiro and Proscar. DO NOT do anything rash like stop it right now (since that disrupts hormones too) but get a biopsy or some other conclusive diagnosis either way.

That said I do not think the very low dose of spiro you are on will hurt you(/your hair). I am not so sure about the Proscar. That leaves Avodart, in terms of 5AR inhibitors, but that doesn't mean Avodart is a silver bullet. Avodart is MUCH stronger and that may be a problem in itself. I have read tons of reports of men shedding on Avodart and I suspect (but cannot say for certain) that the potential for reflex hyperandrogenic problems is higher on Avodart. Your balanced, non-PCOS body may know that it's not "normal" to be blocking natural hormones that are working the way they are designed to, and compensate by producing more of them and/or increasing tissue sensitivity to them. I am not trying to scare you, but there is a definite bias in favor of true hormonal imbalances in terms of a good response to meds.

One thing I forgot to add in my initial reply is the majority of 5AR-2 is produced by the prostate. Something we don't have but a definite presence in men. Something to consider.


eb is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

Complete thread:

• Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - LisaS, 13.10.2007, 13:12
  • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - LisaS, 13.10.2007, 13:14
  • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - eb, 14.10.2007, 12:19
    • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - LisaS, 14.10.2007, 15:50
      • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - eb, 14.10.2007, 17:59
        • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - delilah, 14.10.2007, 19:17
          • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - eb, 16.10.2007, 11:28
            • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - alli, 16.10.2007, 16:37
              • alli - eb, 22.10.2007, 09:54
            • Question for EB (and/or Holly and V) re Body Hair - delilah, 16.10.2007, 18:31
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