I am a 19 year old male experiencing hair loss on the sides of my head. I am not sure what could be causing it. Is this a form of retrograde that I could treat with a dht blocker or something more strange?
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If your hair loss is being caused only by a vitamin D deficiency, then correcting the deficiency in most cases is enough to stop the progression of the hair loss. If that is the case, and there is no component of genetic hair loss present (or any other cause of hair loss) then you probably don't...
The oral finasteride at the 1mg (or 1.25mg) daily dose is more strong and effective than its topical counterpart. You are likely blocking less DHT with the topical version and are thus noticing additional thinning now.
Finasteride is a prescription drug used to treat hair loss and promote scalp hair growth. It is perhaps the most extensively studied medication for male pattern baldness. The efficacy of finasteride has been proved over a period of ten years in studies showing that it has the potential to...