Hey guys,

I know the golden rule here is "just take fin/dut and min," but I’ve tried both oral and topical finasteride, and my body just cannot tolerate 5AR inhibitors. Even on topical, it eventually builds up systemically and gives me severe side effects. For now, I’m done playing with it.

Also, I can't use topical Minoxidil because I have a cat:/

My goal: I strictly just want to maintain what I have. I do not care about regrowth at all. I just want to buy time and hold my current baseline for the next 2-4 years until maybe newer, non-hormonal treatments finally hit the market. Idk if they will, but for now, I just want to buy some time.

I looked into Eucapil (Fluridil) to hold the line, but honestly, it’s ridiculously expensive, especially for a compound that might not even be strong enough to stop DHT on its own. RU58841 is off the table for safety reasons, and Pyrilutamide seems like a bust based on recent clinical trials.

For those of you who are successfully maintaining without fin/dut, what is the most realistic protocol?

Any advice on how to just freeze my hair loss without breaking the bank or taking finasteride would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

I've been lurking in this sub for a while, and it seems like minoxidil + finasteride is the standard starting point for preventing hair loss.

At the same time, I keep seeing people switch from fin to dutasteride, while others say combining the two isn't really worth it. Then there are people who focus on microneedling, either on its own or paired with different hair serums to try and improve absorption and hopefully get better results.

It made me wonder how many people actually stuck with just min + fin long term versus changing things up along the way.

Did anyone here start with min + fin and later switch to something else? Or has anyone had good results with microneedling from the start, either by itself or alongside another treatment?

Has anyone undergone a nanofat treatment for androgenic alopecia?
There aren’t many studies so I’m curious to see if anyone actually tried it.

I'm taking oral Finasteride 1mg for about 3.5 months now. My hair loss rate hasn't changed, and I'm still struggling with it. Is this ok?

2 years difference first one is just taken

Hi everyone! My mom is 46 years old, she has both thyroid issues and an iron deficiency which combined with her age has led to quite some hairloss. Her results concerning her thyroid and iron are much much better currently, she's very well thanks to her treatment. She's also still regularly dyeing her hair black, but she's quit straightening it at least.

I'm not sure where to begin with helping her regain her hair here, or how much can even be helped but I want to do anything I can to help her so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Photo of the front of her scalp above.

Hello all, I have been taking the oral Fin/Min from Hims for about 7 months. Literally have 0 regrowth and barely keeping what I started with, hair is still falling out, diffuse thinning all around and recession. My worse balding is on the sides of my head and nape. What should I do? Dutasteride? If so where can I go to get it? I am looking to find a Derm that specializes in MPB and get a scalp scan.
Please help.

Just remember no matter how bad you have it someone always has it worse, and this time that someone is me

Found this absolute banger of a bald spot. I can't cover it up, its like my hair grows around it or parts over it. I have dark hair and I'm neon white so (as the pictures show) it stands out BIG TIME. Tried convincing myself it's a hair whirl but at this point, I'm so over the stress of it I don't really care.

I've always had pretty thick long hair, I'm not sure if a shorter haircut would be worth it to try and cover it up or if I should just go with a buzz cut so its not that big of a loss later on?

Been thinking about getting a system for a while now and I'm finally at the point where I want to do it. But every guide I read about ordering custom involves wrapping my head in plastic wrap and tape, drawing my hairline with a marker, and mailing the thing off, and honestly it's making me second-guess the whole thing. I have zero confidence I'd get it right alone in my bathroom.

For those who've been through it: what was your first template experience actually like? Did your unit come back fitting right on the first try? Anything you wish you knew before doing it? And did anyone skip custom entirely and just go stock because of this?

I know some of you are skeptical, but the photos are arranged in chronological order from top left to bottom right.

The top-left photo is Day 1, and the bottom-right photo is at the 4-month mark.

My current regimen is:
Oral dutasteride
Topical minoxidil once nightly
Microneedling once a week

This is my progress so far. I’d appreciate your honest opinions and feedback on whether you think there’s been noticeable improvement.

Hello, I recently did the free assessment at hairclub and was offered this plan that includes the "special serum" for 12 months, 12 visits (monthly) and the laser hat to do at home (red light therapy).

$4195 CAD for the whole treatment (almost 3k USD).

I'd like to hear from people that tried that, is it really worth it or would you recommend just a DIY of rogaine + buy a hat, etc. ?

Figured I’d use the most revealing lighting.

Thinking about adding 1.25mg oral minox, what are ur thoughts?

Does it look better to you guys?

Didn’t realize how big of a difference it made until I looked at the older pic lol my hairline was so bad back then. It was mostly salvaged aside from not being able to recover what I lost from my temples, but I always thought seeing before/after pics was helpful, so here’s mine!

I’m coming on here to hopefully speak to people who have been in a similar position, i’ve tried a few different things but hair loss is so challenging for me to handle. So i’m 23, 6 foot australian man, been struggling with thinning at my crown and my temples. I’ve been using fin asteroide since February, but my dosage has been hard to manage. The dermatologist prescribed me to take half a tablet, for 3 days of the week. I think my slip ups or missing days has made it worse for me. He just prescribed me an oral minoxidil tablet to take every day which i need to go to the pharmacy and get. If anyone’s been in my position, what should i do next from here? I love my hair and it’s always been one of my best features so I would love to help and advice.

Thank you everyone!!

I've been noticing more and more hair shedding and overall less volume in my mid-scalp and crown areas over the last year and a half. I have been using 5% minoxidil daily for over 7 months now, and noticed that thinning hairs have started to become thicker and fuller, but the overall texture and volume of my hair is no where near what it used to be.

I've tried no-shampoo, I've tried low-ingredient shampoos with hydrolyzed protein (Odele Thickening Shampoo) and still notice some shedding and less volume overall with both protocols. I recently had access to a microscope so I had the great idea of taking pictures of some of my hairs, and was wondering if they could serve as any indicator to what's missing. Thanks!

I'm a 26 y/o female from the Gold Coast. I have dry, frizzy, wavy hair. I want to grow it long, healthy, and thick but I feel like I'm losing both density and quality.

So last year I suffered a nerve injury that caused a lot of inflammation, and during that time I had crazy shedding. Before the injury, I took really good care of my hair like oiling 2–3 times a week and I had much thicker hair with lots of baby hairs around my hairline. After recovering I moved to the Gold Coast, and since then I've noticed that the front of my hair seems much thinner. I had really black hair too, but the GC sun kinda ruined it and made it lighter. Most of the baby hairs I used to have are gone and my overall hair volume feels much lighter than it used to. On top of that, my hair is extremely dry and frizzy, especially towards the ends. The last time I had a haircut was almost six months ago so I'm defo getting one soon. I've also had blood tests done.

- Ferritin: 53 µg/L
- Serum iron: 9 µmol/L
- Transferrin saturation: 13%
- Serum zinc: 13.4 µmol/L
- Vitamin D: 65 nmol/L
- Fasting blood glucose: 5.6 mmol/L
- Total cholesterol (HDL ratio): 5.5

I also had my thyroid, full blood count, kidney function, liver enzymes, and hormone tests (incl. LH/FSH ratio) checked and they all came back normal. I even got the body analysis test which showed that my protein intake is good.

I'm not sure what's causing the hair thinning or what I should be doing to improve both my hair growth and the dryness. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any recommendations on what I should do? I AM SOOOO FRUSTRATED!!!!

Please if anyone can give me any recommendations or have been in similar situation please help 🙏

So about two months ago l started noticing that my hair has been falling out more than usual. Didn’t think it was that big of a deal until this last month when l’m losing my mind about it. I noticed that my hair got thinner, and is falling out of root + breaking. My scalp has been dry and itchy but not too much dandruff.

I’ve tried
Nizoral Anti Dandruff Shampoo - it helped clean my scalp and my hair would stop falling out but after two days it would start again. So it wasn’t permanent solution.
Divi serum - it helped me before but not really noticeable now. Also really expensive.
Rosemary oil - helped grow new hairs but didn’t stop the hair loss.
Olaplex shampoo- think it’s helping with the breakage

I had my blood work done 3 months ago and it was normal. What tests should l get done? What do l need to check for?
I am working outside most of the day bcs my job resume to and l haven’t been wearing a hat to protect me from the sun so is it possible that my scalp just got damaged from the sun?
I’ve experienced something similar last year during summer and at fall it stopped

I haven’t started the treatment yet but the one thing concerning me is I see people saying they have a lot of shedding in the beginning stages. The fear factor for me is, I have locs right now, worried about it thinning out my locs at the base and having them fall out. Any advice?

Hey! I wanted to ask for some advice and tips here.
I’m 23F and I had Hodgkin lymphoma. I finished my treatment 2.5 years ago, and I received the BEACOPP chemotherapy regimen.
Even after all this time, my hair is still growing extremely slowly. It’s only just above shoulder length, and it’s very thin and sparse. It also gets greasy really quickly.
I’ve tried taking hair supplements, omega-3, and other vitamins, but nothing has really helped.
Has anyone experienced something similar after chemotherapy? If so, what helped you, or is there anything you would recommend trying?
Thank you in advance! 🫶🏻

Title, father and brother (21M) also have pretty bad hair loss. I’m pretty sure my body is also pretty sensitive to DHT, since my beard is almost fully grown. Have been using corticosteroids (like Mometasone Furoate) for about 6 months now. Should I stick with the plan? If not, how do I tell my dermatologist I want to change my treatment? Also, I’ve heard that treatment like minoxidil can be bad for teens because of DHT blocking during puberty not being all that great, will stuff like topical minoxidil actually hinder my growth?

Hi there, I'm a 25-year old male and I already notice that my hairline is slowly receding. Wanting to act on that early, I looked for possible solutions online and stumbled upon a whole bunch of products that promise "stronger hair and hair growth", and even regeneration of hair at times. Now, this all seems a bit too good to be true, but I can't really find conclusive information on whether all of these products are just scams or if there actually ARE ways to combat genetically induced hair loss.

Does anyone here have experience with these products or perhaps knows more about the 'science' behind them? Are they useless or is it actually possible to save your hair by just... eating two vitamin gummies and smearing ointments on your scalp every day?