I have androgenetic alopecia and currently treating with minoxidil and low androgen birth control. I need to add an antiandrogen but spironolactone gave me strong side effects. Deciding which is better between bicalutamide and finasteride as far as efficacy and long term use/low side effects.
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First lets understand exactly what finasteride does and how it works.
Fact 1 - Finasteride is a DHT blocker that works to prevent DHT from binding to only one of the 3 DHT receptors n our body.
Fact 2 - Finasteride has a half life of only 6 hours.
Fact 3 - Finasteride taken orally...