Hey guys this is a longer post so I’ll put a too long didn’t read(tldr)at the bottom if you want to skip the story and see the summary
I have a decision to make and wanted some advice/guidance. I am 25 years old, and My hair has been thinning since I was 19. It had been decent up until now, as I have been using Rogaine and other treatments
but I have reached a stage where I have to either treat the underlying genetic/hormonal problem, and use finasteride( a DHT blocker) that will affect my hormone levels.
I have diffuse thinning pattern, and my hairline is receding. Given my age and onset ,I was diagnosed with aggressive male pattern baldness by a physician .I could technically get a hair transplant but without the finasteride the surrounding existing hair will fall out ,and it will look very bad.
The issue is the drug finasteride has 7-10 percent chance of giving side effects which are terrible and directly affect seduction such as erectile dysfunction, reduced sperm count and watery ejaculate, potential male breast tissue growth, loss of libido,anxiety, and depression. This medication would have be taken for life to maintain the hair but the medication works fantastically and will stabilize my hair loss. I could then get a potential hair transplant
FYI quick science breakdown testosterone exists in 3 forms(roughly)
1. As testosterone
2.testosterone > through the enzyme 5ar reductase transforms to DHT( this process is blocked by Finasteride) as DHT is what causes male pattern baldness but DHT is also a strong male hormone which helped deepen voice in puberty as well as height and penis size and body hair but not head hair
3. Testosterone gets converted to Estrogen
So if you block one of three pathways then the road block will lead to higher testosterone but also higher estrogen which leads to potential side effects
Do I let nature take its course and go bald how badly would that affect my fundamentals? I’m also 5’7 , and I’m not listing these characteristics to play victim ,and I know looks are only a component and I can still get girls through game and other factors. I am trying to maximize fundamentals.
Or
Do I take the medication and keep my hair before it gets really bad,
and always have hair with the slight risk of bad side effects that may affect my seduction career.
Also how would this affect the winner effect and general seduction? Testosterone has an innate attractive quality and affects seduction mindsets ,actions ,and pheromones etc. So would altering my natural hormones have other innate negative effects ?
does anyone on this forum take this medication?
What would you guys do in this situation? My goal is to hook up with as many girls as I can for as long as I can and someday far in the future pull a great wife. Which decision would be preferable?
TLDR: been losing hair and at a point where further hair loss would look really bad ,but I could save my hair before it gets too bad if I take a drug with potential sexual side effects. If I started now the hair would still look good
do I take a drug( finasteride) every day to stop the hair loss but with slight risk of side effects that affect seduction( impotence, loss of libido, anxiety, depression) And keep my hair for decades?
Or do I not take the drug go bald and take a big negative hit to my looks but avoid potential devastating side effects albeit rare?
I have a decision to make and wanted some advice/guidance. I am 25 years old, and My hair has been thinning since I was 19. It had been decent up until now, as I have been using Rogaine and other treatments
but I have reached a stage where I have to either treat the underlying genetic/hormonal problem, and use finasteride( a DHT blocker) that will affect my hormone levels.
I have diffuse thinning pattern, and my hairline is receding. Given my age and onset ,I was diagnosed with aggressive male pattern baldness by a physician .I could technically get a hair transplant but without the finasteride the surrounding existing hair will fall out ,and it will look very bad.
The issue is the drug finasteride has 7-10 percent chance of giving side effects which are terrible and directly affect seduction such as erectile dysfunction, reduced sperm count and watery ejaculate, potential male breast tissue growth, loss of libido,anxiety, and depression. This medication would have be taken for life to maintain the hair but the medication works fantastically and will stabilize my hair loss. I could then get a potential hair transplant
FYI quick science breakdown testosterone exists in 3 forms(roughly)
1. As testosterone
2.testosterone > through the enzyme 5ar reductase transforms to DHT( this process is blocked by Finasteride) as DHT is what causes male pattern baldness but DHT is also a strong male hormone which helped deepen voice in puberty as well as height and penis size and body hair but not head hair
3. Testosterone gets converted to Estrogen
So if you block one of three pathways then the road block will lead to higher testosterone but also higher estrogen which leads to potential side effects
Do I let nature take its course and go bald how badly would that affect my fundamentals? I’m also 5’7 , and I’m not listing these characteristics to play victim ,and I know looks are only a component and I can still get girls through game and other factors. I am trying to maximize fundamentals.
Or
Do I take the medication and keep my hair before it gets really bad,
and always have hair with the slight risk of bad side effects that may affect my seduction career.
Also how would this affect the winner effect and general seduction? Testosterone has an innate attractive quality and affects seduction mindsets ,actions ,and pheromones etc. So would altering my natural hormones have other innate negative effects ?
does anyone on this forum take this medication?
What would you guys do in this situation? My goal is to hook up with as many girls as I can for as long as I can and someday far in the future pull a great wife. Which decision would be preferable?
TLDR: been losing hair and at a point where further hair loss would look really bad ,but I could save my hair before it gets too bad if I take a drug with potential sexual side effects. If I started now the hair would still look good
do I take a drug( finasteride) every day to stop the hair loss but with slight risk of side effects that affect seduction( impotence, loss of libido, anxiety, depression) And keep my hair for decades?
Or do I not take the drug go bald and take a big negative hit to my looks but avoid potential devastating side effects albeit rare?