Are you taking clomid? I know your OP said you take it periodically for 3-4 weeks. I was on finasteride for a few months (I also took it for a year and a half, a few years ago but stopped due to potential side effects, which ended up being my anti anxiety ssri medicine, and didn’t notice any...
I re-read the article 3 times trying to find that “some studies suggest” quote, but didn’t see it. Maybe I missed it. Finasteride is FDA approved to treat/shrink enlarged prostates/BPH.
Where’d you see dht is thought to prevent prostate cancer? DHT increases the size of the prostate. Finasteride decreases the size of the prostate. Studies of fin vs placebos showed finasteride decreased the prevelance of prostate cancer by 25% vs the control group.
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Not necessarily. The problem isn’t testosterone, it’s testosterone converting to DHT, which is what finasteride is blocking. Studies seem to indicate trt doesn’t have an effect on hair loss (with the exception of sometimes when you first start and your body is adjusting to a change in hormones...
I’ve been taking fin for about 3 months now and have since started taking clomid, about 6 weeks ago. Within the 6 weeks of taking clomid my testosterone almost DOUBLED, from 463 to 861, while on finesteride. Can’t say I can relate or answer the question about estrogen regulation, I’ve never...
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