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Has anyone seen this ....seems like a good way to monitor and correlate the effectiveness of Propecia and DHT levels....if the test is legit. http://www.aeron.com/dht1.htm

Does anyone know how to find a doctor well trained in hair loss.I know dermatologist know hair (somewhat--not well enough in my opinion) and that transplant surgeons are an option.However,I am looking for one that specializes only in medical hair loss. Thanks

Has anyone ever heard of or experienced a hot flush sensation of scalp along with ears becoming blood red ( lasting several hours)associated with shedding ? Thank you

PS--- Just want to clarify... Im not saying use 0.25mg or change to 0.25mg if your currently on a different dose.Who knows--maybe I would have had even better success if I had started and stayed on 1.0mg.I just think by changing the dose up & down over the last year altered something that...

I was using the Propecia and Curetage shampoo alone---but don't really think the shampoo had anything to do with it. As I said the confusing part is in knowing how to proceed....did I upregulate DHT receptors on the scalp by screwing around with doses and now "need" more...Of course looking...

PS -- I am using it in about 6 parts along the scalp spread along each . The reason for the dosage altering : After I saw the Merck studies I decided to use 1/4 of a tablet ( 0.25mg) and stayed on this for years with good results.I then started seeing information indicating that for...

The scalp does "feel" irritated especially when sweating ( sunburned feeling) but I do not see any redness.How do you really know if the shed is due to irritation vs. normal Rogaine shed in this case ? Thanks

I am 44 and I would estimate I went from Norwood 3 to Norwood 1.5 after about 2 years on the Rx.Since-- I have lost some ground and would guess about a Norwood 2 currently.Over the last year I began "adjusting" the dose up and down and think I created some type of hormone imbalance ---all the loss has been...

I started on Rogaine 3 1/2 weeks ago after good success on propecia ( 6 years on it thus far) .The 3rd week shedding kicked in and have gone from my typical 30-60 hairs /day to days of 300-400 !!! Is this reaction within what one could expect ? Is there a point where I should cut my loss and...