Dutasteride - Infertility? Is This An Actual Side Effect?

[dralex]

Thinking about starting dutasteride in the next few days and someone (think Rrobert? idk remember exactly) mentioned that it can cause infertility. Is this true. Would rather not take this drug if that is a possibility. I had thought sides were similar to finasteride, but more likely. I am willing to take the risk of sides (not fertility tho) as finasteride has been a disaster. Any thoughts?

 

[kj6723]

Honestly the way my jizz has been coming out like water pretty much the whole time I've been on finasteride, I do wonder what long term effects it might be having on my sperm count

But since I have no aspirations for having biological children, and I desperately want to keep my hair, the choice is a no brainier

 

[dralex]

Honestly the way my jizz has been coming out like water pretty much the whole time I've been on finasteride, I do wonder what long term effects it might be having on my sperm count

But since I have no aspirations for having biological children, and I desperately want to keep my hair, the choice is a no brainier

Are you relatively young tho? I feel like this may change as you get older. Even over the past year or so (and I am only 23 now), as more of my friends are getting married, I have thought more about how I would want kids in the future. I have always firmly believed that having kids was a horrible idea, but my thoughts on this often changes. Definitely do not want to f*** over my future with something like this. At the moment hair is a much bigger issue, but I feel like this would change if I actually had kids. If dutasteride has a good chance of causing infertility then I really don't think I could do it, even though hair is like the biggest thing on my mind atm. If it is only a small percent chance tho I would take those odds. Worst case scenario is that duta doesn't do sh*t for my hair and it causes infertility, with given my luck, I could honestly see this happening.
And gyno...that sh*t legit terrifies me.

 

[kj6723]

Are you relatively young tho? I feel like this may change as you get older. Even over the past year or so (and I am only 23 now), as more of my friends are getting married, I have thought more about how I would want kids in the future. I have always firmly believed that having kids was a horrible idea, but my thoughts on this often changes. Definitely do not want to f*** over my future with something like this. At the moment hair is a much bigger issue, but I feel like this would change if I actually had kids. If dutasteride has a good chance of causing infertility then I really don't think I could do it, even though hair is like the biggest thing on my mind atm. If it is only a small percent chance tho I would take those odds. Worst case scenario is that duta doesn't do sh*t for my hair and it causes infertility, with given my luck, I could honestly see this happening.
And gyno...that sh*t legit terrifies me.

I'm 28, and I may change my mind about having kids in the future, as I have changed my mind on many things before, but I have no idea. Right now all I can do is go off of what I know, and what I know is that I function poorly psychologically and emotionally as a balding man. If I ever start balding again it is also my intention right now to get on dutasteride immediately