Hello all

The general consensus is that Propecia does not work or works very little for the frontal hairline.

I am 28 yrs old receded a little (Norwood 1)at 21 22 and has plateued for the last 6 yrs so i guess Propecia wouldnt do me any good.The fact that hair might shed for a while scares me too plus possible sexual side effects...

welcome to the forum. I'm 28 too.
I'm not a Norwood 1, though. I agree, Propecia wouldn't help you much if at all, and it doesn't do jack on the frontal hairline. Don't waste your money.
I'm on Propecia (finasteride) for 4 months now. Absolutely no shedding. I have some thinning on the crown that finasteride seems to be handling very well in my case. Absolutely no hair regrowth on the frontal hair line.
Seems like EVERY drug I see advertised warns against "sexual side effects". Happy to report that I haven't seen any of these side effects at all.

Joeyy
Propecia is excellent for stopping and preventing further hair loss. It does that in over 80% of the guys who use it, according to studies. It's not so great at "reversing" baldness, but it will let you keep what you've got.

Side effects are seen in only something like 2% of users, and they go away when you stop using Propecia. Also, some guys who had side efects said they cut their Propecia in half, or took it every other day, and stopped having side effects with a lower dose.

Also, some doctors have said that shedding is a sign you are a "good responder" to Propecia. As long as you don't panic, you should see any shed hair return, stronger than before.

Guys who are losing hair, who are smart, will use Propecia. Then they might never need a Hair Transplant in the first place. If you are only "Norwood 1" that is not even a real Norwood rating. In other words, you have a normal amount of recession that does not indicate any further baldness. Especially if it hasn't changed in several years. You shouldn't even be thinking about a hair transplant, they are for guys who are seriously balding, which you do not seem to be.

dear Arfy,
iam new to this forum ,
i have full head of hair..but the problem is my volume of hair is keep on reducing and i can notice my forehead gone little bit up and slight thining on midde.
so i started propecia just 2 days before...
i feels that my libedo is reducing ...

now myquestion if i take prpecia for atleast 1 or 2 years , after that if i stop continuing propecia ..those sde effects will go away or not ..bcoz i dontwant to take big risk compared to this hair risk.

is it cause any problem for child fertile ?

plz advise me ASAP..!!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by prabu:
dear Arfy,
iam new to this forum ,
i have full head of hair..but the problem is my volume of hair is keep on reducing and i can notice my forehead gone little bit up and slight thining on midde.
so i started propecia just 2 days before...
i feels that my libedo is reduc