Finasteride Doesnt Reverse Miniaturization

[michel sapin]

https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/93051
"In this particular experiment, the already miniaturized follicles producing thinner hair (<40 µm thickness) at the time of finasteride introduction regressed further on treatment."

i read the whole study on sci-hub , and they said that fina doesnt save the miniaturized hair

 

[mompo]

so how can we explain the great results some guys had on this forum?

 

[vegetassj]

Would atleast explain my horrible results with finasteride

 

[whatevr]

Water is wet.

 

[g.i joey]

Finasteride is sh*t

 

[Dontwannabeabetabob]

Study title is misleading.

 

[IdealForehead]

That's to be expected. Finasteride reduces DHT which may stop further damage. But you need effective growth stimulants like minoxidil in combination to reverse miniaturization. And even that's individualized. But 94% of guys get regrowth on finasteride + minoxidil, so it's a pretty good combo.

 

[ElTioLaBota]

Water is wet.

Finasteride is sh*t

So is your mum,
Cause my hair is so thicc.
Thanks brothers

 

[AnxiousAndy]

finasteride is a scam and the people with 'results' work for merck.

 

[whatevr]

Finasteride: cheaper than breast implantation surgery!

 

[MorningGlory]

But some people clearly have reversed miniaturisation with finasteride and this website endorses it as at least being a possibility, particularly when combined with ketoconazole. What to think?

 

[abovedagame]

Very interesting study. There were veteran members on another hair loss site that speculated the this similar idea where hairs that were already affected by DHT were on a "clock" where they might grow longer/thicker at beginning of treatment (peak results) but eventually they would continue to miniaturize. The thicker stronger hair would be better protected.

 

[MorningGlory]

Very interesting study. There were veteran members on another hair loss site that speculated the this similar idea where hairs that were already affected by DHT were on a "clock" where they might grow longer/thicker at beginning of treatment (peak results) but eventually they would continue to miniaturize. The thicker stronger hair would be better protected.

Interesting. So do you think those who have sprouted hair from seemingly slick areas are outliers and/or have a different explanation?

 

[nicksparrow]

add rogaine to it problem solved.

 

[BaldyBalderBald]

Androgenetic Alopecia is very hard to reverse after a certain stage of miniaturization, depending of your agressive genes, may happen in the very first moments of it

 

[IdealForehead]

Androgenetic Alopecia is very hard to reverse after a certain stage of miniaturization, depending of your agressive genes, may happen in the very first moments of it

I honestly think most men are just never aggressive enough about it to know for sure.

Unless you're taking 100 mg cypro, 10 mg minoxidil a day plus putting 7.5 % RU twice daily you haven't really found out what your body can or can't do. Or something like topical daro.

I see young guys in the transplant forums getting transplants all the time and think to myself "he could have probably regrown that and more with an adequate regimen. What a waste of time."

 

[razzmatazz91]

If it doesn't, a lot of us (self included) are fucked.

My hair got slightly thicker 6 months in, then thinned out a lot, and now is pretty much at baseline at 19-20 months.
And yup, I've got thin hair

 

[MaxPayne3]

DHT inhibitors are good to decrease DHT in the blood, but not very much in tissues, especially in the scalp.

A study observed that 0,5 mg of dutasteride everyday reduced DHT in the scalp by only 50%.

 

[itsjustsimon]

DHT inhibitors are good to decrease DHT in the blood, but not very much in tissues, especially in the scalp.

A study observed that 2,5 mg of dutasteride everyday reduced DHT in the scalp by only 50%.

Can I see this study?

 

[MorningGlory]

DHT inhibitors are good to decrease DHT in the blood, but not very much in tissues, especially in the scalp.

A study observed that 2,5 mg of dutasteride everyday reduced DHT in the scalp by only 50%.

That sounds like dubious science. How does DHT reach the scalp if not via the bloodstream?