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Hello all.

Im a 23 year old male. I noticed my hair thinning probably since I was 20 -21 years old. My father is bald, NW 7 +. My Grandfather is also bald NW7 +. My mothers side doesnt have any baldness. Ive been combating my hair loss for nearly 2 months now. Only sides from Finasteride so far is watery semen, and testicular pain. The testicular pain usually occurs at night and on one side (right or left) at a time. I noticed my epidimus is usually enlarged when i have the pain in my testicle.

Some pics of month 1 of treatment now follow.

I have also just reached 2 months of propecia, and my amount of hairloss is very similar to yours. Fortunately I have had no sides.

It's early days for both of us. It's important to stick with a consistent treatment with no changes for at least a year before a proper assesment of progress can be made. I wish you the very best of luck and it'll be interesting to see how we both get on.

my hair was about as thin as yours on top and on the vertex, my temples were receded more than yours, but mine were thicker. Im 30 years old and losing for about 10 years. Now, after 8 mos. Finasteride and 2 mos. minoxodil, I cant see ANY scalp on the top except a small baldspot on the crown that is still filling in. My hair thickened up greatly, and I was just as thin as you on top.

wangho75, did you notice much thickening during the 6 months on fin, or do you attribute your results to the 2 months on minoxidil?

I would really like some insight to the testicle pain. Can someone tell me if they experienced the pain and what the symptoms were like. example ; swollen epidimus etc ...

i think minox is more important for diffuse_thinner..ocd's question is so important..my frontal line is better than you..but i think same thickenss(may be your hairs are thicker) ..i can guess...if u comb your hair carefully,u can hide bald spots(with long hairs)?..i read some stories like us..generally propecia don t help us..people use alot of treatments..so we can t know if it is propecia or minox..i always think our hairloss type..why ludwig scale like women??..doe hairloss types have a role in treatment?..another point is age..most of diffusers are younger in my observations..i m not sure exactly..anyway..good luck hawai..(i had good result with minox..i hope it will work for you)

I had good improvemnt on the finasteride alone, then I added minox, and things got even better and more acute. Adding minox seems to have really energized everything and sped things up. I feel im getting optimal results for using both together.

i've heard the exact opposite.

fin is supposidly better for diffuse thinners.

most of people use both of them..so we can t understand their rolesand effectivness..perheaps i am wrong..i read about smt like pattern diffuse and unpattern..so there are two types..there was a story like me in a forum..propecia didnt work..some stories can effect my thougths heartily..
this is my weak side.i avoid propecia..because my hairloss story is very different..if i have a classic norwood scale,i think about it..i prefer minimum risk..i couldn t find an explanation for years..i m 22 now..thinning starts at 14..14 perheaps 13..i can t remember..a secret,mysterious,slow enemy..a very slowy hairloss process..i thougth alot of probabilities..even anagen,telogen eff...iron,thyroid,drugs...my frontal line is same now.. a little difference in my frontal.i mean it is ok...but i have brittle,colorless,fine hairs..u can imagine..it look like a big circle on my head(when my hair is short)..a specific area for thinnig...but i have a stable position..no shedding,no hairloss(i have no hair..what can i lose:)...)..i can hide my curse with a good combing long hair..tha is all

Fin is better product for hairloss then minox in general. Fins effectiveness carries with it a much higher risk of short and potentially long term effects, not to mention it costs more. It is a cost/benefit analysis, but I strongly believe that if you are a diffuse thinner, then fin is a must!