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This isn't a typical side effect. If it persists, I recommend following up with your Doctor. There are great non-invasive alternatives like prp/progesterone and/or hair transplantation. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
There is no evidence of this phenomenon. About 20 % of men in their 20s, 30 % in their 30s and 50 % in their 50% experience erectile dysfunction. So be sure to review with your physician so a full assessment can be done.
Topical finasteride reacts in a similar manner to the finasteride pill as most people who get sexual side effects see the side effects go away after stopping the medications
Ideally minoxidil should be left on the scalp for 8 hours but the 'minimum' time I advise is 4-6 hours. After 4 hours, a high proportion (ie nearly 3/4) of the minoxidil is absorbed.This advice comes from a study done nearly 30 years ago. In that study, 22 men. The researchers examined how muc...
It depends on the severity of the injury. Do you have pictures? If you have a scar where hair hasn't grown back within a few months, it's likely the only way that you'll be able to get back to a proper looking hair pattern would be through a hair transplant.
I always tell pregnant women not to use any medications that might impact the baby. Although there are no known hormonal effects from minxodil, it is absorbed into the body and therefore could be harmful to a fetua
If you have thinning all over the scalp, you may in fact have diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA). This is a form of androgenetic alopecia. Options for treating DUPA include minoxidil, finasteride, low level laser. Hair transplantation is never an option for most with DUPA. DHT is fairly un...
Clearly you will not get the type of medical advice that you dermatologist or internist will give you on a one-on-one consultation. I would like to call your attention; however, to a cosmetic treatment for thinning hair in women, something we do frequently when the thinning can't be addressed...