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Yeah, I didn't have many if any side effects at 40 pg/ml of estradiol in blood. I went to a doctor to check for gyno since I was paranoid but they found nothing. MAYBE my face was a little puffier than usual, but I was also bulking and my weight increased so that could have very well been unrelated.

It's estradiol benzoate. It did elevate my systemic estradiol levels but not to such extreme; I just checked the previous pages of the thread when I was describing it and it was 40 pg/ml. The substance I took to counter this was indole-3-carbinol and it worked; after a month my estrogen levels...

No I actually meant Alpicort E, but yea the main active ingredient is the estradiol which is quite powerful. The systemic absorption is not that big, I had no gyno or anything, but my estradiol levels were elevated. They fell down by a mile after I started taking herbal estrogen blockers though.

Okay, I can finally add photos. As you can see, I lost most of the new hairline growth towards Norwood 1 that I attribute to Alpicort. But the core hairline is still hanging pretty solid near Norwood 2 levels, quite similar to when I was just starting treatment in 2016. Also I'm in the middle of a...

Haha, to be honest it's mostly that I keep the hair longer these days. If I shaved it it would more or less look the same density-wise, maybe a little better - but I don't think it was that bad, keep in mind my hair is blonde. And it's actually not thanks to finasteride/dutasteride but rather growth promoting...

Update. It seems Alpicort E was contributing a great deal to my hairline regrowth. After I stopped taking it in spring 2019, I seem to have lost all those additional hairs. However it's still better than it was even in 2018. It is also worth noting that I'm experiencing intense shedding right...

Haha same. I think I'm in a similar situation in that I'm more or less maintaining what is a decent head of hair to normies. I'm heading towards 30. If it gets worse, I may think of adding things and maybe do some transplant in future.

Ayy lmao, don't freak out over the hair part photos, to my outsider eye your density looks pretty much the same. I've learnt to focus less on individual thin patches or what not and more on the overall look and feel of your hair - if it's really getting worse and you pay attention to it, you'll...

No, I only use RU from anti-androgens. Not going to do that, I already experienced side effects with topical minoxidil. Besides, I think my hair is holding out ok. I may reintroduce Alpicort E though, this time with a herbal estrogen blocker (I tested it for some time and it did reduce my...

To compare, this is from over 4 years ago.

Update after almost 1.5 year. Been on RU since December 2018 and dermarolling since March 2019. I'm a bit disappointed in no further regrowth but it also doesn't seem like I lost anything so I guess I'm glad. The peak regrowth seemed to have occured in June 2019. Around that time I also got off...

Consistent use of the topicals, mostly minoxidil (which I believe caused heavy shed when I went off of it in 2017). Hairline seems to be responding well to RU and dermarolling. Crown/diffusion seems less responsive, but it doesn’t seem to worsen either so I’m fine with it. I believe finasteride and...

I think the treatment is working guys, I basically have very similar hair now as in 2016 when I had just noticed the first signs of balding. My frontal hairline may be even thicker, you can see the beginning of hairline thinning in the 2016 photo that isn't there in the new one. Also compare it...

Yes. You have no visible signs of hair loss, that thing on your crown is almost certainly a whorl and your hairline is perfect. For now you have nothing to worry about.

So far hair holds pretty strong. The right side of the hairline has regrowth almost reaching up to Norwood 1 but my hair is thinner in the whole Norwood 3 area. The left temple is deeper, solid Norwood 2, but the hair is thicker. Overall I'm pleased and I hope I keep it and get some additional regrowth. I'm...