TLDR: Grandfather from mother side had perfect hair, however father has a diffuse thinning pattern (a horrible lifestyle contributed a lot). I started to think about preventing that since I started to notice some scalp after washing, since I have pretty thin hair.There's a lot of fearmongering about DHT blocking drugs, and I'm not going to lie, I'm afraid about potential side effects (even if rare) and scared of not doing anything at the same time. Hair is not everything, but obviously you look better with it than without it, especially if you are young and not in 40s/50s. Would be glad if someone who knows their stuff, provided some anwser/studies etc. Thank a lot in advance anons, and sorry for another hairloss thread, since there is millions of them in a week probably.
>>772679635ar2 seems like you could truly do without after puberty. 5ar1 probably has some uses in the brain, liver and possibly testes. Finasteride doesn't affect the latter to any significant degree in the latter and dutasteride usually doesn't penetrate the blood brain barrier.One thing to consider, if you're afraid of 5ar inhibitors, that a bald head by itself can make you unfuckable.
Its basically a choice you have to make, on one side yes DHT has masculinizing effect on your face structure and blocking it completely may soften your features overtime but on the other side is it worth more than your hair? Personally i'd say hair is more important than an hypothetical change in face angularity.
The idea that your dick will instantly fall off is mostly nonsense, but you are altering your body's hormonal profile in a significant way and to think that has 0% consequences is retarded. There's some stuff regarding neurosteroids, but also some recent research implicating finasteride in liver issues, etc. It's probably fine and people use worse drugs on regular basis, but it's still something to keep in mind.
>>77267973>One thing to consider, if you're afraid of 5ar inhibitors, that a bald head by itself can make you unfuckableOn top of making you feel horrible about your looks, on a personal level. At least with say, getting bulky, you can ignore people telling you to get lean if you feel good about it. Who's going to feel good with a toilet seat shaped hairline that makes them look 10 years older?
Worry about your hair only if you have an attractive face. DHT is the superior androgen
>>77269670Isn't it the other way around? With an attractive face you can still rock it without hair. Zoomers with curly hair and no facial features should worry about it more. And how it is an superior androgen when everyone claims it's useless. Sorry but I'm uneducated in most hormones and androgens.
>>77267963I noticed my hair getting thinner on the scalp and in an embarrassing moment of weakness I ordered finasteride.I have decided against using it and will try other ways. Fucking with my hormones and being reliant on perscription medicine forever doesnt sit right with me.I will throw away the package when it arrives.
I hate this guy
1% chance mild erectile dysfunction and it stops if you stop taking the drug. Why are people still talking about this.
Hair is a cope anyway. If you're handsome you can pull the bald easily.
>>77267963>best case scenariobody compensate with keeping test high because no conversiontest replaced job of dht in any function sex drive, motivation and boner tissueenough to stop hairloss completely without sides even improvements>worst casehormonal cascade fucks up your body hardcore with years of recovery if everstill loses hair because so sensitive you would need to castrate yourself to save your hairanywhere inbetweenmost people get slight sides a bit weaker boners bit less sexdrive or almost no noticeable sidesand can slow down hairloss hard but no recovery
>>77267963Just go to Turkey and get a hair transplant for like $500 if you are so scared of your hair
>>77268262Hormones and masculinity are way more important than hair.
>>77269751>And how it is an superior androgen when everyone claims it's useless.It literally makes your penis bigger.https://read.qxmd.com/read/26352087/topical-dihydrotestosterone-to-treat-micropenis-secondary-to-partial-androgen-insensitivity-syndrome-pais-before-during-and-after-puberty-a-case-seriesMicropenis is caused by low DHT/DHT insensitivity
>>77267963DHT is a meme, hormones generally are memes, and cytokines activated by DHT have a lot more to do with hair loss.
>>77270503Post body
>>77269670>>77269984>>77270472Lot of baldy cope ITT
>>77267963>Hair is not everythingHair is everything unless you are the top 1% of males. They've done multiple studies on this: bald men earn less money, are given less benefit of the doubt, are more frequently attributed with negative impressions, are respected less, and have shorter life expectancies because of their elevated cortisol levels.Do everything you can to keep your hair. Do not let anyone try to drag you down into the crab pot by telling you otherwise.
>>77269670>>77269984>>77270472Baldcel cope is always funny.
>>77270476before and during puberty
