I was using finasteride 6 months I really had side effects loss of libido and sexual dysfunction . I stopped it and started using saw palmetto and minoxidil . I would like to know whether saw palmetto reduces or increases libido and sex drive?
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January 27, 2016
Answer: Saw palmetto has no value in genetic male pattern balding. There is really no data on side effects. There is probably no harm
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Dear sero123,
Thank you for your clinical
post. Starting on oral products such as
Propecia, which is designed to block androgen production and thereby decrease
local levels of the harmful breakdown product of testosterone locally in the
scalp can take several months to take effect.
During...
There are no side effects from using Minoxidil. However it has not shown to grow more facial hair even though it increases blood supply to that area where it is applied.
Any hair that minoxidil has caused to grow will be lost with the drug is discontinued. Minoxidil does nothing for slowing the progression of hair loss whereas finasteride can slow progression and leave you with more hair over the course of your lifetime when used properly. Cellular...