I am a 20 year old asian male. Last year i had buzzed my hair down to a grade 1 expecting it to grow back like before but it didn't. My hair is still there but the diameter is decreasing especially in the temples and crown. I've been told that this is completely due to genetics. Im keen on taking finasteride but i don't know how to go about it. I heard taking 0.25mg a day and seeing if there's any side effects is optimal then increasing the dosage if it works. Advice is appreciated Thank you
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The use of the dose of finasteride 1mg is safe as determined by the FDA in the clinical trials performed by Merck. There are very rare reports that finasteride can impact fertility
That is not a hair loss because of ongoing process of androgenetic alopecia but you have an experience of the simple juvenile type maturing of frontal hair line. That is seen almost every young boys almost between 16-21 that have a...
I can imagine your frustration at getting such disparate diagnoses. Did anything change between the two visits?
Assuming you don't have PCOS, a full evaluation by a dermatologist who specializes in hair loss (not all do) that includes a biopsy of your scalp would be beneficial.