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How long will it take for a combination of Finasteride and Minoxidil to work?

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RahimyNov 24, 2017

I started using of minoxidil 3 months ago I didn’t see any result after that I added finastride 1 month ago with huge shedding is it normal? Does it work? How long it takes to work?

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