Gynocomastia from taking finasteride…..HELP

[clashroyaleking]

Ive taken FINASTERIDE 1mg a day since 12June last year. I didnt have ANY side effects until recently. About a month ago i started feeling a small lump on my right nipple, and it grew into what is called GYNO. Now my nipple is tender, sore and sticks through my shirt a little more. The question to anyone in here is, should i stop my finasteride medication? Or should i cut it in half? The problem is, if i stop, ill lose my hair again, and i dont want that. But maybe i can cut it off for only a certain amount of time?!

Now THIS is the interesting part. In october 2025 i got a leg surgery which resulted in me staying at home for the first month and doing nothing. Since then i havent worked out in the gym not once, and i havent even played a sport. do yall think it can have some sort of connection to the gyno? Should i just start working out so that excess testostorone doesnt convert to estrogen? Btw im not that fat im like 20%BF and ive been that my whole life
FYI, my diet is the same its been my whole life and ive never had gyno.
WHAT SHOUDL I DO?!

 

[Deleted member 299506]

Ive taken FINASTERIDE 1mg a day since 12June last year. I didnt have ANY side effects until recently. About a month ago i started feeling a small lump on my right nipple, and it grew into what is called GYNO. Now my nipple is tender, sore and sticks through my shirt a little more. The question to anyone in here is, should i stop my finasteride medication? Or should i cut it in half? The problem is, if i stop, ill lose my hair again, and i dont want that. But maybe i can cut it off for only a certain amount of time?!

Now THIS is the interesting part. In october 2025 i got a leg surgery which resulted in me staying at home for the first month and doing nothing. Since then i havent worked out in the gym not once, and i havent even played a sport. do yall think it can have some sort of connection to the gyno? Should i just start working out so that excess testostorone doesnt convert to estrogen? Btw im not that fat im like 20%BF and ive been that my whole life
FYI, my diet is the same its been my whole life and ive never had gyno.
WHAT SHOUDL I DO?!

dont stop get gyno removal surgery

 

[clashroyaleking]

dont stop get gyno removal surgery

No i dont wanna get it, any other tips?

 

[clashroyaleking]

dont stop get gyno removal surgery

I mean i could, but i wanna prevent getting surgery in the first place. And if stopping it for a couple of weeks doesnt affect hair growth then id stop, but i dont know if it does

 

[Deleted member 299506]

No i dont wanna get it, any other tips?

idk never had this issue

 

[clashroyaleking]

Bump

 

[extractor]

If you are fat/obese then expect this to happen

Being fat/obese alone is enough to fuck up your hormones making you low test and high estrogen since more test is being aromatized

Introducing a 5-ARI will fuck up your hormonal balance even further because even more test will convert to estrogen since it stops converting to DHT

Basically, don't be over 15% bf

 

[GuyFromSingapore]

Finasteride lowers DHT...

"No, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) does not convert directly to estrogen. DHT is a "non-aromatizable" androgen, meaning it cannot be converted by the aromatase enzyme into estradiol, the primary estrogen. This characteristic makes it a "pure" androgen that often helps mitigate the estrogenic effects of testosterone in men.Key Details on DHT and Estrogen:Non-Aromatizable: Unlike testosterone, which converts to estradiol, DHT is a byproduct of testosterone metabolism that cannot undergo this conversion.Metabolites: While DHT itself does not become estrogen, some of its metabolites (such as 3β-diol) can bind to and act on estrogen receptor subtype \(\beta \) (\(ER\beta\)).,"

Take Estrogen blockers along with Finasteride.

 

[Prøphet]

Durrr it’s just placebo broooo keep taking your tranny pills it’s all in your head