I have been on finasteride for the past 5 months and I have been shedding a consistent 50-100 hairs off the top of my head alone (same amount before I started finasteride). The problem is it’s not just long hairs, there are many medium and short hairs as well. Does this mean the finasteride isn’t working?
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You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hairless its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious causes of hair loss. In general...
This is a great question and one that I have managed many, many times. I always tell patients of my own that if they are looking for a simple answer, there unfortunately is not one. This question is very involved. The birth control is never the only cause. There are dozens of genes that are...
Minoxidil grown hair is usually dependent upon the minoxidil and your continuing to use it. Substitutes may help and you can explore these on your own.
