Am I Stupid To Do A Hair Transplant If I May Have To Stop Taking Finnasteride?

brahmabull117

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Some background on me - I'm 29 years old, like a NW2.5 but I have a NW4-5 crown (it's thinning in the crown to mid portion, the crown to low portion is still very thick). The upside is my hair texture is very thick and very wavy so it looks like I have decent hair now. My donor area is extremely thick/sense. I'm getting surgery done in 4 weeks and I'm almost positive it will look like I have pretty damn close to perfect super thick hair when all is said and done. I'm getting 3500 grafts which should net me around 10,000 hairs (doctor said I have lots and lots of 3-4 hair grafts)

the problem is that I've been using finnasteride for 6 months and I dunno if it's giving me side effects. My sex drive is still absolutely ridiculous (I can masturbate 10 times a day if I want to) and my semen is still thick/healthy but it seems like I'm struggling way more to get a full super hard erection (although I can still get very hard if I'm extremely aroused). What's problematic for me is I haven't had sex with a woman in about 10 months so I dunno how I would perform. Before i started using finasteride, I would get way way more hard around a real woman than p*rn so it's possible all this is in my head. I'm also not getting morning wood much anymore.

Anyways, if I do this surgery and decide in a few months (when I finally have sex with a woman), that I need to stop using finasteride, does it make the surgery idea really dumb? What are my chances I can maintain my current hair with just rogaine and nizoral shampoo?

On other side, even if I lose a lot more hair next 10 years, if I get another transplant with say 4000 grafts - that will give me roughly 21,000 hairs up top which I can still get a decent illusion of density because of my extremely thick, coarse, wavy hair texture so should I just do it? I just hope that I am not going to go NW6-7. Even if I get to a NW4-5, 20-21K hair up top will give me plenty of coverage.

My other option is I keep using finasteride and cialis in combination. I've been able to get very hard using cialis but I'm worried that wears off in 5-20 years and then I can't get an erection naturally anymore
 

brahmabull117

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Your sexual issues with women will be from too much p*rn and addiction to masturbation not Finasteride, you wanker! (Literally AND figuratively).

you think so? I've always had a crazy strong sex drive. I just don't remember struggling this much to get an erection before finasteride


You said in your other post that you were gay, man I almost wish I was gay. I'm a good looking dude, in great shape, dress super nice. I have had so many gay men slobbering over me. On the dating side, it's been much much harder as a straight man. I only get attention from women who aren't that cute or who are too old or who aren't in great shape. I don't get any attention from women in my league.


What's screwed up is I'm very attractive, make close to 200K and I'm a super nice, loyal guy. The problem for me is I want someone who is close to perfect (the instagram type of super fit hot woman) and those are very difficult to impress.
 

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you think so? I've always had a crazy strong sex drive. I just don't remember struggling this much to get an erection before finasteride


You said in your other post that you were gay, man I almost wish I was gay. I'm a good looking dude, in great shape, dress super nice. I have had so many gay men slobbering over me. On the dating side, it's been much much harder as a straight man. I only get attention from women who aren't that cute or who are too old or who aren't in great shape. I don't get any attention from women in my league.


What's screwed up is I'm very attractive, make close to 200K and I'm a super nice, loyal guy. The problem for me is I want someone who is close to perfect (the instagram type of super fit hot woman) and those are very difficult to impress.

If you are very attractive and make close to 200k I am unsure why you can't at least get a date from a semi attractive girl.
 

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If you are very attractive and make close to 200k I am unsure why you can't at least get a date from a semi attractive girl.

I don't want semi attractive, I want


- cute face
- great curvy/athletic body
- 22-28
- no kids
- decent job
- good personality/loyal/good person


that's everything I have to offer myself so I'm not being a hypocrite
 

Retinoid

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I don't want semi attractive, I want


- cute face
- great curvy/athletic body
- 22-28
- no kids
- decent job
- good personality/loyal/good person


that's everything I have to offer myself so I'm not being a hypocrite

Hmm...while these could be your preferences, I wouldn't have such narrow parameters when it comes to finding love in your life.
 

brahmabull117

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Hmm...while these could be your preferences, I wouldn't have such narrow parameters when it comes to finding love in your life.


going back to the topic, what if I have sex with a woman and I can't get hard because of the finnasteride?

Am I stupid to do this hair transplant stuff if I have to stop taking finasteride?
 

SteveTabernack

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None of us can really say mate. It will all depend on how much your hair loss eventually progresses. What's your family history like in terms of baldness?

Maybe throw up some pics of your hair also.
 

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Some background on me - I'm 29 years old, like a NW2.5 but I have a NW4-5 crown (it's thinning in the crown to mid portion, the crown to low portion is still very thick). The upside is my hair texture is very thick and very wavy so it looks like I have decent hair now. My donor area is extremely thick/sense. I'm getting surgery done in 4 weeks and I'm almost positive it will look like I have pretty damn close to perfect super thick hair when all is said and done. I'm getting 3500 grafts which should net me around 10,000 hairs (doctor said I have lots and lots of 3-4 hair grafts)

the problem is that I've been using finnasteride for 6 months and I dunno if it's giving me side effects. My sex drive is still absolutely ridiculous (I can masturbate 10 times a day if I want to) and my semen is still thick/healthy but it seems like I'm struggling way more to get a full super hard erection (although I can still get very hard if I'm extremely aroused). What's problematic for me is I haven't had sex with a woman in about 10 months so I dunno how I would perform. Before i started using finasteride, I would get way way more hard around a real woman than p*rn so it's possible all this is in my head. I'm also not getting morning wood much anymore.

Anyways, if I do this surgery and decide in a few months (when I finally have sex with a woman), that I need to stop using finasteride, does it make the surgery idea really dumb? What are my chances I can maintain my current hair with just rogaine and nizoral shampoo?

On other side, even if I lose a lot more hair next 10 years, if I get another transplant with say 4000 grafts - that will give me roughly 21,000 hairs up top which I can still get a decent illusion of density because of my extremely thick, coarse, wavy hair texture so should I just do it? I just hope that I am not going to go NW6-7. Even if I get to a NW4-5, 20-21K hair up top will give me plenty of coverage.

My other option is I keep using finasteride and cialis in combination. I've been able to get very hard using cialis but I'm worried that wears off in 5-20 years and then I can't get an erection naturally anymore

No morning wood is concerning. You need to take a break from p**rn and masturbation and see if you get any spontaneous wood. If not you might want to take off of fina. There are other options you can pursue
 

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No morning wood is concerning. You need to take a break from p*rn and masturbation and see if you get any spontaneous wood. If not you might want to take off of fina. There are other options you can pursue

I have rarely gotten morning erections since I was 14 lol...do not know why so many people are obsessed with morning erections.
 

Retinoid

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I gapped like 4 times today, lord help me... Finasteride was supposed to lower my libido, not increase it...

Perhaps for some men testosterone is more important for sexual function than DHT and for others it is opposite. I am unsure how important DHT really is for the body as Finasteride does not increase LH by much, if at all. If you inhibited the same amount of estrogen your body would raise LH by 2-4 times as much to increase the estrogen amount.
 

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Perhaps for some men testosterone is more important for sexual function than DHT and for others it is opposite. I am unsure how important DHT really is for the body as Finasteride does not increase LH by much, if at all. If you inhibited the same amount of estrogen your body would raise LH by 2-4 times as much to increase the estrogen amount.
Yeah who knows. I seem to be gaining and maintaining more muscle as well and I'm slightly stronger in the gym. What are your thoughts on using low dose AI to lower estrogen a bit, would that mean more hair loss even if I'm on finasteride?
 

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Yeah who knows. I seem to be gaining and maintaining more muscle as well and I'm slightly stronger in the gym. What are your thoughts on using low dose AI to lower estrogen a bit, would that mean more hair loss even if I'm on finasteride?

I wouldn't think about an AI unless you know you have an issue.

DHT actually gets broken down quickly in the muscle so is not responsible for muscle growth. Testosterone is.
 

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I don't want semi attractive, I want


- cute face
- great curvy/athletic body
- 22-28
- no kids
- decent job
- good personality/loyal/good person


that's everything I have to offer myself so I'm not being a hypocrite

Why decent job?

LOL. Maybe if she's a HOOKER/PROSTITUTE, and is giving me a blow job! :D

Then I want her to be good at her work.

Seriously, if you make 200k a year, why do you even care?
 

brahmabull117

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Why decent job?

LOL. Maybe if she's a HOOKER/PROSTITUTE, and is giving me a blow job! :D

Then I want her to be good at her work.

Seriously, if you make 200k a year, why do you even care?


i want someone classy and intelligent

a classy and intelligent girl is not going to be a waiter at IHOP
 
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