Finasteride instead of minox at 17

[Deleted member 70692]

I still in puberty(tanner 4) and have damaged hair bcs nuked estrogen

Want use 0.5 mg eod finasteride for 4 months to fix problem

I bought minox but i heard minox hair thickness- new hair effects temporarly and it fucks androgen receptor while fin dont

need more thick hair /sensitiv androgen receptor for My trenbolone cycle

 

[vrilmaxxer]

the cycle of a roidcel

 

[GreekGenes]

yea you got that all wrong actually.

using finasteride for four months wont fix nothing. You wont even be able to tell if it's working 6 months into the treatment.

Minox and Fin both are only temporary. As soon as treatment is stopped, hair loss continues. Minoxidil doesnt do anything to your androgen receptor.

Generally speaking, if you are genetically predisposed to androgenetic alopecia, don't do steroids, unless you don't care about your hair.

 

[cucklek]

yea you got that all wrong actually.

using finasteride for four months wont fix nothing. You wont even be able to tell if it's working 6 months into the treatment.

Minox and Fin both are only temporary. As soon as treatment is stopped, hair loss continues. Minoxidil doesnt do anything to your androgen receptor.

Generally speaking, if you are genetically predisposed to androgenetic alopecia, don't do steroids, unless you don't care about your hair.

minoxidil is actually a slight anti androgen as shown here:

Results were represented as 5α-R2/GAPDH fold change. Minoxidil treatment resulted in a 0.22 fold change for 5α-R2 (p < 0.0001). This antiandrogenic effect of minoxidil, shown by significant downregulation of 5α-R2 gene expression in HaCaT cells, may be one of its mechanisms of action in alopecia.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322919837_Minoxidil_Acts_as_an_Antiandrogen_A_Study_of_5a-reductase_Type_2_Gene_Expression_in_a_Human_Keratinocyte_Cell_Line

 

[GreekGenes]

minoxidil is actually a slight anti androgen as shown here:

Results were represented as 5α-R2/GAPDH fold change. Minoxidil treatment resulted in a 0.22 fold change for 5α-R2 (p < 0.0001). This antiandrogenic effect of minoxidil, shown by significant downregulation of 5α-R2 gene expression in HaCaT cells, may be one of its mechanisms of action in alopecia.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322919837_Minoxidil_Acts_as_an_Antiandrogen_A_Study_of_5a-reductase_Type_2_Gene_Expression_in_a_Human_Keratinocyte_Cell_Line

yes, you're correct to point that out.

The literature seems contradictory though. Other studies showed no such effect.

What we do know is that its speculative anti-androgenetic potential is not the reason it works in the treatment of AGA.

Also, if Minoxidil had a significant anti-androgenetic effect we wouldn't be seeing the increased growth of beard & body hair while on minoxidil treatment.

Interestingly, the first study on minoxidil's anti-androgen potential was already done in 1987 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/547872

 

[Deleted member 70692]

yes, you're correct to point that out.

The literature seems contradictory though. Other studies showed no such effect.

What we do know is that its speculative anti-androgenetic potential is not the reason it works in the treatment of AGA.

Also, if Minoxidil had a significant anti-androgenetic effect we wouldn't be seeing the increased growth of beard & body hair while on minoxidil treatment.

Interestingly, the first study on minoxidil's anti-androgen potential was already done in 1987 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/547872

Shouldn't we need to trust new studys
Im 16 years old and im scared