yes, your hairline IS receding, but this could or could not be normal levels?
Men with a widows peak are always receding, the question is always "how much" and "how fast"
your recession could be really slow and only really be obvious in 40-50 years, or it could speed up at any point and you'll see it pull back in 3-4 years at some point
always look to the corner of the peak as a guide. If the corners begin moving over your ears, that means it's actively receding and you're in for male pattern baldness. if it stays put then it either means it'll recede really slowly or the receding comes later
tho I can see the tip of the peak (center of forehead) flattened that's not a big deal nor a direct indicator of MPB, could just be the way your forehead is shaped. Just watch it and check back every few months and if it's progressing go get some rogaine and try that first
>and you caught it just in time to do something about it.
and by doing something about it you mean him taking troony hormone drug to alter his r5a receptors and reduce neurosteroids by 60+%?
dht is pretty much usless after puberty
if you are so worried about side effect go topical and reduce dosage
you can still get a scalp dht suppresion of 60-80% while serum ht is only reduced by around 35%
combine it with scalp massages, minoxidil and microneedling and you will not lose hair
it's hard to tell because this is at an angle, and also we don't know what it looked like before
as far as what i can see, i think your hairline looks fine, but that's not to say that it isn't getting worse, because i don't know what it looked like before. if you had the perfect straight bar hairline previously, then it is starting to recede, yes.
Looks like the start of it but somewhat hard to tell with the blurry image. Get on fin and you'll be fine, it's easier to maintain than to regrow so it's best to catch this stuff early.
It depends on what type of male pattern baldness you have. Rogaine is only effective if you're losing hair on the crown of your head (the back). It doesn't help with receding hairline.
It does help, they only tested it on the crown so legally it's all they can say, but min works on temples though not as much as it's harder to regrow there
It depends. Try it out and see what happens. >https://healthmatch.io/erectile-dysfunction/finasteride-erectile-dysfunction-recovery#can-finasteride-cause-erectile-dysfunction
But be careful because the longer you take Fin.... the longer your erectile dysfunction lasts and it could be permanent. >The side effect of persistent erectile dysfunction is rare. This is erectile dysfunction that continues for an extended period after you have stopped taking finasteride. For those who do experience this side effect, it could last months or years. However, treatment is available.
“In addition to ED and low libido, adverse effects of finasteride may include penile atrophy, diminished ejaculatory volume and force, and an increased incidence of Peyronie’s disease; the latter of which may be mediated by a decreased effect of DHT on male genitalia”
I got Peyronie’s disease weeks after starting finasteride, now my dick has a ‘hinge’ in it and I will never be able to have penetrative sex without literally breaking my dick in half, there is no cure.
Balding is trivial compared to this, I’d go completely bald in a second if I could get my dick back to the way it was. Don’t take finasteride, it’s not worth it, even if it stops your balding completely and there’s only a 0.1% chance you get ED or peyronie’s it isn’t worth it, trust me.
>This was a prospective case-control study with 25 subjects with a history of 5ARI use for AGA and 28 controls. >Patient self-reported questionnaires
great study you have there op
>I got Peyronie’s disease weeks after starting finasteride, now my dick has a ‘hinge’ in it and I will never be able to have penetrative sex without literally breaking my dick in half, there is no cure
Sounds an awful lot like a israeli shill post to keep anons from taking a simple pill that will cure hairloss and with it also depression from hairloss.
You're probably also the shill on IST who says accutane causes people to suicide.. As if having horrible acne isnt a reason for suicide lmfao.
>He posts a scholarly article >it isn't a double blind randomized control trial >It has a statistically insignificant sample size
Stop shilling for dihydrotestosterone.
Your forehead is big but your hairline is fine
yes, your hairline IS receding, but this could or could not be normal levels?
Men with a widows peak are always receding, the question is always "how much" and "how fast"
your recession could be really slow and only really be obvious in 40-50 years, or it could speed up at any point and you'll see it pull back in 3-4 years at some point
always look to the corner of the peak as a guide. If the corners begin moving over your ears, that means it's actively receding and you're in for male pattern baldness. if it stays put then it either means it'll recede really slowly or the receding comes later
tho I can see the tip of the peak (center of forehead) flattened that's not a big deal nor a direct indicator of MPB, could just be the way your forehead is shaped. Just watch it and check back every few months and if it's progressing go get some rogaine and try that first
not the anon but how is that a widows peak?
it's a faded widows peak, trace from the corners and you'll see an M shape, just without a well defined center
>jagged hairline/temples
>temples creeping inward
>visible miniaturization
>curvature of skull visible
This isn't suicide tier, but yes, you're balding and you caught it just in time to do something about it.
what can be done?
>LMAO
dude literally google, hair loss treatment is so well documented
>google
can a non-moron answer?
>trusting IST over literally anything else
shiggy diggy
>and you caught it just in time to do something about it.
and by doing something about it you mean him taking troony hormone drug to alter his r5a receptors and reduce neurosteroids by 60+%?
natty been taking finasteride before I started lifting reporting in
no sides
only gains
dht is pretty much usless after puberty
if you are so worried about side effect go topical and reduce dosage
you can still get a scalp dht suppresion of 60-80% while serum ht is only reduced by around 35%
combine it with scalp massages, minoxidil and microneedling and you will not lose hair
>I’m 23, about to jump on a cycle and debating starting fin as well or not to protect hair
man, some of you are going to regret your choices.
>I’m 23, about to jump on a cycle and debating starting fin as well or not to protect hair
It's over for you. Good luck.
Not fitness related!!!
it's hard to tell because this is at an angle, and also we don't know what it looked like before
as far as what i can see, i think your hairline looks fine, but that's not to say that it isn't getting worse, because i don't know what it looked like before. if you had the perfect straight bar hairline previously, then it is starting to recede, yes.
Looks like the start of it but somewhat hard to tell with the blurry image. Get on fin and you'll be fine, it's easier to maintain than to regrow so it's best to catch this stuff early.
I started on Rogain at around 24-25. Fin at 30. I regret not starting on fin sooner.
is there a point in taking min/rogain without taking fin?
It depends on what type of male pattern baldness you have. Rogaine is only effective if you're losing hair on the crown of your head (the back). It doesn't help with receding hairline.
It does help, they only tested it on the crown so legally it's all they can say, but min works on temples though not as much as it's harder to regrow there
It even works for your beard
Can you recommend a particular capsule brand?
Is hair transplant a real option? Turkey round trip is only like 6 grand
If you get a hair transplant you'll still just have to take finasteride anyway to maintain the new hair.
Might as well just start fin regardless.
How safe is fin? First thing that comes up is 20 percent of users had sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction
Take fin obviously
It depends. Try it out and see what happens.
>https://healthmatch.io/erectile-dysfunction/finasteride-erectile-dysfunction-recovery#can-finasteride-cause-erectile-dysfunction
But be careful because the longer you take Fin.... the longer your erectile dysfunction lasts and it could be permanent.
>The side effect of persistent erectile dysfunction is rare. This is erectile dysfunction that continues for an extended period after you have stopped taking finasteride. For those who do experience this side effect, it could last months or years. However, treatment is available.
DO NOT take finasteride, that shit will destroy your dick permanently.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7354335/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20ED%20and,genitalia%20(9%2D11).
“In addition to ED and low libido, adverse effects of finasteride may include penile atrophy, diminished ejaculatory volume and force, and an increased incidence of Peyronie’s disease; the latter of which may be mediated by a decreased effect of DHT on male genitalia”
I got Peyronie’s disease weeks after starting finasteride, now my dick has a ‘hinge’ in it and I will never be able to have penetrative sex without literally breaking my dick in half, there is no cure.
Balding is trivial compared to this, I’d go completely bald in a second if I could get my dick back to the way it was. Don’t take finasteride, it’s not worth it, even if it stops your balding completely and there’s only a 0.1% chance you get ED or peyronie’s it isn’t worth it, trust me.
>This was a prospective case-control study with 25 subjects with a history of 5ARI use for AGA and 28 controls.
>Patient self-reported questionnaires
great study you have there op
>I got Peyronie’s disease weeks after starting finasteride, now my dick has a ‘hinge’ in it and I will never be able to have penetrative sex without literally breaking my dick in half, there is no cure
Sounds an awful lot like a israeli shill post to keep anons from taking a simple pill that will cure hairloss and with it also depression from hairloss.
You're probably also the shill on IST who says accutane causes people to suicide.. As if having horrible acne isnt a reason for suicide lmfao.
>He posts a scholarly article
>it isn't a double blind randomized control trial
>It has a statistically insignificant sample size
Stop shilling for dihydrotestosterone.
How are we supposed to know if we don't know how it used to look?