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Finasteride at 1mg daily shouldn't affect your bone density, but thorough evaluation and tracking by your physician is important.
Finasteride use by men is not associated with the actual maturation of bones during development and maturation. It is however, associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis later in life. These studies have mostly been done with men using the 5 mg and the data on the 1 mg dose (commonly used for hair loss) is not entirely known. You need not be concerned about bone maturation. However, if you have concerns about your bones or you have a history of osteoporosis or at at increased risk of bone mineral loss, please speak to your physician.REFERENCELin WL, et al. A population-based nested case-control study: the use of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors and the increased risk of osteoporosis diagnosis in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2015.
Finasteride reduces DHT but the amount of the recommended does does not impact bone growth. At 19, your bones should be reasonably developed
Typically men & women lose up to100 hairs daily, although women tend to lose less over time. Check with a qualified physician to be sure other factors are not the cause.
It depends on your background, but it does sound a little below the average, but still within the realm of normal hair densities, especially if you just naturally don't have very dense hair.
As quoted from a google look-up "In the early 1990s, scientists in France synthesized a new topical anti-androgen called RU58841 (or RU-58841). This product was effective at tackling various androgen related disorders, including hair loss, acne and hirsutism". I have no experience with this to...