Our father who art on Finasteride Kevin be thy name Thy hair comes Gains will be done Now as it is in DHT Give us this session our daily gains And forgive us our “JuSt ShAvE iT bRo” As we forgive those who “JuSt ShAvE iT bRo” Lead us not into baldness But deliver us from recession
Lol I used to think I had "post finasteride syndrome" but I was really just an obese p0rn addict. It went away for me after losing weight & quitting pr0n.
We are blessed to be in a time with the medicine we have. I've been on a hair growth crusade after witnessing my family, friends and other males in their 20's lose their Hair in different rates & cycles. I appreciate the information and energy, Kevin. Cheers to doing "The Nasty"🍻
But still has some side effects...i ve started before one month .5 mg fin and 5% minoxidile..i have almost transparent libido..but i m still going continue it..
Yess Kevin. This is some great content. I feel like a lot of men are worried about Finasteride and not taking the leap because of these points, especially men experiencing hair loss in their early 20s. There's so much scaremongering with no data. It even sometimes makes it to the paper. Thanks for this mate. Enjoy!
Took dutasteride for 1 year, but hair loss became more sevier , have been using topical finasteride plus minoxidil for almost 4 years now, I am only 23, norwood 2 , with rounded corners, hope I would have been better off without dutasteride, my doctor prescribed it, and I did not knew what was it , Took it for an year, almost no side effects , but hairloss got worse, became norwood 1.5 to 2.5, what should I do next..
@@dhruvinrakholia9210 topical anti androgen mate. Fluridil is good but a bit expensive. I believe it's just come out of patent so there could be a generic developed. Until then used Eucapil.
People really underestimate the other side of the argument, i.e. what are the consequences of going bald on fertility?? Once you go bald, your effective fertility drops by 80-90% as you become massively undesirable to the opposite sex. What are you going to do with your unaltered testosterone when no woman will come close to you in the first place?? Life is all about tradeoffs. I went on a date with an 8/10 because I still have my hair and self-confidence, thanks to Finasteride. That wouldn't happen if I was bald, even if my testosterone levels were through the roof.
Dude, I love your videos please never change! I found your vids and like others, I was on the fence about taking fin but I watched your videos daily and made the jump. I've been on it for a couple months thanks to you! Thanks for the confidence and quality of information you give out.
Gotta love how Just Shave It Bros will tell you to go bald because it's natural, which is good for some reason, then point to The Rock, Vin Diesel, etc - some of the least natty people ever to exist, to prove how wonderful nature is
An issue that affects men is the last of their priorities. Minoxidil & Finasteride were just an accident and they were not meant for hair loss initially.
i still dont understand why are people thinking that AGA is some silly condition. I see these comments often. People please understand that AGA is very aggresive and very complicated condition that is why we only have 2 meds that work for it. Many have tried to develop something and they have failed because this is very hard condition to solve. I dont want to compare it with Cancer but in aggresivness they are up there. Ofc you wont die from it witch is good, but you might end with psychological problems.
@@patrickabo4266 Bruh, the dude is obviously not the father of "his" child so he is infertile. Anyway it's a joke bc we don't know the context of this image, he might just be the brother or the kid is from other parents.
Thanks Kevin. Disturbing to think any of it makes its way into the gametes, so thanks for mentioning it as well as the fact that the science suggests it is fine.
I've finally started finasteride!!! idk if you remember, but i asked you on here about finasteride a while ago and actually acted on your advice (which is unlikely of me). hasn't even been a month yet but almost. day 28. I haven't seen any progress yet. and despite watching so so so many of your and moreplatesmoredates videos, everything has left my head now that I'm actually in the moment. unsure what to expect but I haven't felt any side effects. badly hoping to see progress, it's motivating me to make money to afford more treatments to try out, such as the dermaroller thing and minoxidil. wish me luck pls alpha fin god 🤞🏽🙏🏽
@@AndrewDinca96 one year on dutasteride , hairloss became sevier, seems, topical finasteride plus minoxidil is working good for me, i am taking it for 4 years, only side effects with dutasteride was I lost more hair
In my case it stopped the progress of hair loss. Recently I started shedding. It’s all over my pillow. Hope it’s temporarily because I take drugs every day.
@@dhruvinrakholia9210I’m on Avodart for 2.5 years. Recently started to shed a lot. Before it stabilized the situation. The shedding might be normal because our hair go through a phase where at some stage it drops the old and grows the new.
Let me state something. Everyitme I see a baldcafe video I wanna throw up almost literally. Seeing young men shave their heads pretending to be OK makes me depressed. Every time I see a video of his in my recommendations I press ''do not notify me'' because it gives me depression.
You have the best thumbnails of anyone I have ever seen on youtube! They are hilarious. You must have a very high IQ. 99% of people can't come up with stuff like this and make it reality. Not just this thumbnail, but all of them.
There's a big youtuber named "nathaniel drew" who recently became the victim of "just shave it bro" and misinformation on finasteride. It is so sad man he still has so much hair and he thinks it's over for him. There are a lot people who fall victim to this thing it's so sad.
yeah, just checked him. He maybe lost 25% hair at most in the front ONLY and shaved it just like that damn. Could have possibly bounced back with fin alone. *sigh*
@@OMAR-vk9pi maybe. if it serves him that's great but after watching the video many guys will think if they're going bald, they have to shave their head while so many of them can keep their hair.
@@ariseal they can do their own research some of those guys might end up shaving their head regardless not everyone responds or wants to use drugs for the rest of their life to save their hair
This the problem i have atm im losing my hair rapidly but am also trying to conceive so I've been scared to start..I have a years supple of topical fin min retin a and azelaic acid sitting in my drawer..I hope everyday that my wife rings and tells me she's pregnant so I can come home and finally hault this slaphead curse
I had a beautiful son in January with a perfect sized John Thomas and full head of hair. I had just stopped my topical fin only a few days before conception. Continued soon thereafter. Switched to the pill though recently
It lowers fertility by 30%, but hopefully when you stop taking it, fertility recovers to your base levels. I also noticed that my voice lost it’s weight and is higher. I was a low baritone before, but now a high baritone. The voice overall sounds younger. Like I’m a teenager. The recent adverse effect is that I started to come faster after 2.5 years of taking it. Would probably start investigating during the next year. This last symptom is the most alarming to me.
The worst way to evaluate finasteride is thinking that taking it means being impotent and not taking it mean accepting being bald, like no aim for balance, doesn't have to be 1mg, but 0.25 to 0.5mg to 1mg, 3 to 5 times a week.
@@e1977k lol the Timing just got home from getting my 3rd prescribtion im on finasterid for a few months now zero side effects 1mg a day everday results im not really sure, my mother says i had regrowth on the temples a bit but it was never about getting back to norwood 1 for me but to retain what i have im 23 years old. So yeah im verry happy so far not being scared to lose hair is a great relief and regrow cycle of hair takes 6 months so about that i cant comment too much yet
FIRST 🙌🏻🙌🏻 grettings from Bolivia (Southamerica) Monday im starting dutasteride by prescription, you helped me a lot with my desition thanks a lot. Dutasteride will shall me free 🙌🏻
Guys, if you want to conceive but want to start or are on finasteride hear this - all fin is gone from the body I’m 90 days. Don’t take my word for it, look at its half life and subsequent levels as time goes on. If you want to conceive, just break for 3 months, then resume when done. Rest easy dudes.
Going through a major shed atm and my hair looks like shit this is because I have become more consistent and strict with my hairloss routine and I feel depressed even though I know it is temporary so fuck knows how bad being bald would be on my mental health.
I went to a dermatologist and got fin prescription. Just ask my doctor to renew it and he said he can't cuz of infertility problem and then again I've to go to dermatologist. kind of a pain in the ass. Just watch the video to know what talk with him about, Thanks for the good work!
Hey brother wanted to write in and say thanks for the confidence. I’m getting married in 9 months and after we’re going to start trying to conceive. Thanks to your videos I decided to get on the medication now and just drop it when we’re trying. Your videos are the best choom.
@@brandmx13 hey dude, I decided to wait till after my wedding. We’re going to try to conceive right after. I ended up getting the medication but I was worried about the shedding phase so close to the wedding we had already hired photographers. My fiancé convinced me to wait it out.
@@firstspar decided to wait till right after the wedding because we’re going to try and conceive right after. I’ll probably be starting it this summer so I’ll update y’all when I start if y’all are still interested
@Ac!drop yes please do. I am married, I would like to have children but the wife is stalling. My position is there is no time like the present so am planning on jumping on and then hop off when we are ready.
You are the best for hairloss on UA-cam bro. The Jesus of hairloss. I have thin hair and have started having hairloss on my crown area. My goal is to keep My hair as it is right now. Re growth would be a bonus. If I only use Minoxidil would I reach my goal?
Thanks homie. Minoxidil would help but you'll need finasteride to fight hair loss long term. Using both together you could very well get some regrowth.
I have been binge watching your videos and i'm getting convinced of starting with finasteride at 1 mg, 3 times a day instead. I'm 30 years old and have just started having hairloss. I can notice it but other people can't. The quality of my hair is decreasing which is the first step. I would really appreciate any advice from you 🙌
Kevin does mixing other non bald friend sea men to minoxidil 5 % increases it's styling efficassy and short term drying on scalp which would save me time and make my face skin shiny and hidrated and it would smell like natural bird Kiwi
I'll bet there are some 37 years women who would disagree, but it does look like in the case report her not getting pregnant didn't have anything to do with finasteride.
That thumbnail is hilarious. Personally, I'm not interested in having children at the moment so fertility isn't important to me but atleast now we know finasteride doesn't affect it so that's a bonus! Also Kevin, if you don't mind me asking, which of these two options do you think would give me the most consistent result: - 0.5 mg every other day - 1 mg thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). I want to cut down on the cost even more ever since I found out Proscar at Costco ($70) is over doubled the price of generic finasteride ($32).
I've been seeing a huge wave of fin being a bad drug which causes a number of irrevocable symptoms not excluding the dreaded post fin syndrome but then I encounter what's seems like well researched evidence that isn't all that bad. Just not sure which side is right
I love the content as always man !! I just wanted to hear your perspective on how finasteride increases total testosterone, but actually lowers free testosterone and how this could be associated with the side effects of finasteride in a small percentage of users (not the trash hormone DHT).
Thanks bruh. The majority of studies I have seen show that finasteride increases serum testosterone, including both bound and unbound free testosterone, the latter of which only makes up 1 to 2 percent of total testosterone in the body anyways. I don't think that is a casual factor in finasteride's side effects, especially since side effects are already so rare to begin with. The mechanism isn't known but I think the most plausible theory is the increase in total testosterone may cause aromatization into estrogen for some people.
@@haircafekevin kevin sir I took my first finasteride pill day before yesterday since then my libido is low and i cant get erection as before What should i do Its not psychological i was mentally strong before taking it but i cant get an erection Is it that body takes time to handle these hormonal changes thats y its happening Pls guide me kevin sir Should i give it a go for atleast 1 month Suppose if i stop it after 1 month will it make hairloss aggressive??
Solid advice, solid information. But a bit too far on the bald thing no? I have a full head of hair and every summer I shave my head, I personally like the shaved look to switch things up.
Hey Kevin! I would like to know, is it (IYO) possible to quit Minoxidil at all? Some hair transplant doctors recommend using it post-surger for 1yr. They do state that your hair gets addicted, however, they also mention with careful measures you can gradually discontinue use all together. A few people claim they've done it, I'm aware you have said you still feel it's necessary to use it yourself. I had the idea that maybe if you switched from 5℅ to 2.5℅ and then slowly tried to wean yourself off, gradually using it infrequently, could it work or am being too ambitious? Unfortunately, I'm in the club of people who used minoxidil before finasteride and although my hair loss has completely stopped, I still have to use minoxdil and hate it. If I suddenly stop outright, I lose gains 😤 Much obliged for your time, Thanks!
If you got really good results with minoxidil then I wouldn't quit it. I know people have claimed to have dropped it successfully with minimal loss but I have seen too many cases of people trying to drop minoxidil only to lose all of their progress on it. Minoxidil's mechanism is different from other conventional hair loss treatments so while your hair doesn't get "addicted" to it strictly speaking any gains you make on it are contingent on it for continued use. Personally I have found it is wholly viable to reduce your dosage and frequency. I use it just once per day for instance but I cannot drop it. Even using as many as 5 other treatments in its place I still lose ground dropping minoxidil.
if one gets results on finasteride and returns to NW0, should he just stop taking it or will the benefits disappear with time as in minoxidil ? If he gets back to NW1 or NW2 will going back to finasteride again reverse it again ?
I have current times... maintain my looks... with diet and everything, the only thing i will need is Dutasteride or Finasteride but rather judo directly to the main root just like you told, hair loss it’s a long term!!! 🤓🧐
Hi kevin,great video as always.just a question,is there any scientific research on the genetic difference at the Hair follicle level between a balding and a non-balding scalp .
Yeah, the balding scalp hair follicles have more DHT and more 5A reductase enzyme compared to non balding people. It's likely a genetic factor but it is the reason why finasteride works.
Hey bro. Love your content and approach on the hair problems. Just started Finasteride 1mg,3rd day so far. I have hair no one can't tell that I'm losing hair not even my gf but me. Was worried for side effects on my first day. None. Actually feel like if I'm more energetic? Maybe testosterone boost occured? Kind Regards bro!
Hey Kevin, I suffer from diffuse thinning, crown, mid scalp to my hairline. No recession of the temples. Could there be another factor besides dht which is causing my hairloss. I’ve been on fin + min for a year and it seems I’m still loosing ground. Is there a way of figuring out if there is another cause of my hairloss? If anyone else have any suggestions feel free to reply
Then it might not be Androgenic alopecia that you’re suffering, might just be vitamin deficiency or overproduction of sebum if u don’t wash ur hair correctly
Hahah your thumbnails are $$$ as always. I would love to see you do a video on nicotine ingestion and its correlation with DHT production in the scalp. I think there’s some solid stuff out there on it & a smart guy like you would own the topic.
Hey Kevinn, good videos, keep em up! Quick question: did your chest hair and/or beard hair growth develop any further while on finasteride that you know of?
Theres a Norwegian guy called HAIR REGROWTH WITH ALEX who says if you have scalp inflammation then Finasteride/Minoxidil wont be effective if you dont address inflammation. Is there any studies to back this up?
@@BatzenXI true mate. Like I think inflammation can increase shedding etc.. but if it was the cause or even a massive contributor to actual hair loss then wouldnt women be as bald as men haha.
Does race have any effect on effectiveness of finasteride. The Japan study seems promising however Japanese/Chinese have the lowest mpb rate. love ur vidz mr. mann
Shouldn’t we focus more on the wife here? The lady is 37 years old. Nearly 99% of the time, women aged 17-29 will have a far easier time conceiving. I hoped they checked her as well in the study, and Kevin probably skipped that part. If they didn’t then that would be pretty damned biased. In fact some women at 37 wouldn’t even be able to have any children. They should’ve checked her with Transvaginal Ultrasound, hysteroscopy, HCG etc. I think it is a bit too brash to assume that it is at the fault of the man just because he is using finasteride
Hey Kevin, can I take Finasteride if I’m suffering Peyronie’s disease? I’m scared of making my condition worse. I’m coping with minoxidil and azelaic acid for now
Hey where do you get your alfatradiol from? Also as an estrogen will it have the same effect as an anti androgen? I saw superhumanstore has them for $30 per bottle which is the cheapest I can find for Canada. Edit: LOoking at the studies for alfatradiol the results seem to be horrible! I found one study for women using hte el cranel version who got like 32 hairs per cm increase in 1 yr but in another study alfatradiol didn't even stop the hair loss and regrowth was not found? Why do you use this? I am not sure if its worth it, eucapil is ridiculously hard to source and I just want a topical anti androgen or something along the lines that address the problem. I am already on Fin.
Did you have any issues with bladder when u first got on finasteride? im 3 months in and at the first month began uncontrollable bladder meaning frequent urgent trips to the bathroom. and when i have to piss now, its always urgent. i cant hold it
Hey Kevin, thinking about getting a hair transplant but don't want to use finasteride. I've been a NW2 for as long as I can remember. I'm now in my late 20s. I found a lab that tests for the MPB gene. Thoughts on getting the test done to determine if I'll stay a NW2?
bro late 20s? You dont need finasteride, just do the transplant, if you loose hair in the future just do another one and or there better treatments in my opinion. But I would take 0,1-0,3mg Finasteride orally or topically but no MEDICAL ADVICE CONSULT Doctor
@@Hackhamster Almost certain that I'm going to do the hair transplant. Just don't want to have to depend on a drug long term. Also wouldn't be opposed to getting multiple hair transplants. Test is about $100 so probably going to do it anyways.
Hey Kevin, how did you manage to regrow the hair on your crown was minoxidil and finasteride enough for that? Did you get your hair transplants on your frontal scalp only?
Can anyone help he …..Iam planning for a baby in may 2022 ….how early do I hv to be off from finestride??!!!!! I had grade 6 baldness ,did hair transplant in front and mid scalp and started finastride and monoxidile ,,,,due to medicine my head is 80 per covered with hair ….just little crown area left but baby hair are already there in my crown…..I don’t wanna loose the effect that I put in ………
Sup Kevin, just want to know man, what is your opinion on my looks? Not asking bc gay but just want to hear your brutal honest opinion. I'd rather want it harsh and honest rather than a sweet lie. Want to know if I look rather Alpha or like some beta/omega soy boy lol. Hair is still decent hairline and all, I'm going for that Gohan look. Don't want to become super huge either, at most just a few extra kg of muscle. I'd much rather stay very lean with some muscle than more fat and very muscular. Not sure if you can see btw but I am very lean though, basically one can see my veins popping out of my entire body. I'm 27 and still very young looks I think but I'd prefer that rather than looking old Just want to know what someone your size would think, your respect and opinion means way much more to me than that of any other. I'm a fellow vegan btw, and many thanks again for being an absolute boss who actually knows a thing or two, later!!
@@haircafekevin thanks for reply. I will check those out especially the 1st. I will start with that one. I Starting watching anime later in life and I love the hand drawn stuff the most. Thank you!
What on earth makes you say that? We can already microneedle and apply MINOXIDIL! We also already know the patent that follica filed which tells us dosing schedule/frequency and type of growth stimulant. I’m only interested in their efficacy studies tbh.
Hi Kevin, I have androgenetic alopecia since I am 20-21 y.o, I am 23 y.o right now and I have lost some sides from the front, My doctor prescribed Finasteride and Minoxidil, I am thinking about to apply it as a Topical version with 0.25 fin and 5% of Minoxidil , Do you think it will be effective (e.g can it be used on the long term) ? I am curious about your opinion..
No need, follow your doctor's instructions and use oral finasteride. Adding topical on top of that will not suppress more scalp dht. I talk about this in my oral vs topical fin video.
@@haircafekevin I want to use topical finasteride not the oral one (instead of 1mg, want to apply it 0.25mg, heard that it has the same effect) , can it be used on the long term? Is it as effective as oral finasteride, what do you think?
@@burakq8149 It will work but there isn't nearly as much research to say definitely that it is as good as oral finasteride. It will still absorb systemically so I don't see the point but it will work.
Our father who art on Finasteride
Kevin be thy name
Thy hair comes
Gains will be done
Now as it is in DHT
Give us this session our daily gains
And forgive us our “JuSt ShAvE iT bRo”
As we forgive those who “JuSt ShAvE iT bRo”
Lead us not into baldness
But deliver us from recession
Amen.
Bro😂😂😂
Now that's a pretty good religion right there.
Big fat Amen to that
Amen
You've got a mean sense of humor with these thumbnails.. It's hilarious man😅
I don’t understand it, explain pls
@@patrickabo4266 do you have by the chance an extra chromosome?
@@Taptapfail still don’t get it. You know what ? I’ll just kill myself
@@patrickabo4266 Black kid white parents
@@pawelvg1 😂😂😂man im dead
God damn the mockery of the shave it bros stimulates new follicle growth for my scalp every time, keep up the great work my man
Lol I used to think I had "post finasteride syndrome" but I was really just an obese p0rn addict. It went away for me after losing weight & quitting pr0n.
people dont understand that porn will fuck you up sexually. shit can straights up changes your sexuality
Was your semen watery while using fin??
@@HeirduffMine is definitely more watery than before.
We are blessed to be in a time with the medicine we have. I've been on a hair growth crusade after witnessing my family, friends and other males in their 20's lose their Hair in different rates & cycles. I appreciate the information and energy, Kevin. Cheers to doing "The Nasty"🍻
But still has some side effects...i ve started before one month .5 mg fin and 5% minoxidile..i have almost transparent libido..but i m still going continue it..
Love the no bs approach to ur content Kevin. Glad that I found your channel. Keep up the great content.
I cannot hear the word "semen" nowadays, without thinking about Connor Murphy's " devine protein shake" video
@Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин In the navy, it's spelled: seaman.
My life is simple. Kevin uploads. I watch. Great vid as always!
Before watching Kevin: hair thin
After watching Kevin: snort Fin
Yess Kevin. This is some great content. I feel like a lot of men are worried about Finasteride and not taking the leap because of these points, especially men experiencing hair loss in their early 20s. There's so much scaremongering with no data. It even sometimes makes it to the paper. Thanks for this mate. Enjoy!
Took dutasteride for 1 year, but hair loss became more sevier , have been using topical finasteride plus minoxidil for almost 4 years now, I am only 23, norwood 2 , with rounded corners, hope I would have been better off without dutasteride, my doctor prescribed it, and I did not knew what was it , Took it for an year, almost no side effects , but hairloss got worse, became norwood 1.5 to 2.5, what should I do next..
@@dhruvinrakholia9210 topical anti androgen mate. Fluridil is good but a bit expensive. I believe it's just come out of patent so there could be a generic developed. Until then used Eucapil.
People really underestimate the other side of the argument, i.e. what are the consequences of going bald on fertility??
Once you go bald, your effective fertility drops by 80-90% as you become massively undesirable to the opposite sex. What are you going to do with your unaltered testosterone when no woman will come close to you in the first place?? Life is all about tradeoffs.
I went on a date with an 8/10 because I still have my hair and self-confidence, thanks to Finasteride. That wouldn't happen if I was bald, even if my testosterone levels were through the roof.
Dude, I love your videos please never change! I found your vids and like others, I was on the fence about taking fin but I watched your videos daily and made the jump. I've been on it for a couple months thanks to you! Thanks for the confidence and quality of information you give out.
Thanks man! Glad my content has reached fine folk such as yourself.
Gotta love how Just Shave It Bros will tell you to go bald because it's natural, which is good for some reason, then point to The Rock, Vin Diesel, etc - some of the least natty people ever to exist, to prove how wonderful nature is
Yeah man its another step of being a man! YOU GOT HIGHER TESTOSTERONE, YOUR MORE SMARTER. Bullshit...
Young steven pinker right here w/that hair
They’ve sent rockets and rovers to space, built self driving cars and yet still haven’t solved male pattern balding
An issue that affects men is the last of their priorities. Minoxidil & Finasteride were just an accident and they were not meant for hair loss initially.
i still dont understand why are people thinking that AGA is some silly condition. I see these comments often. People please understand that AGA is very aggresive and very complicated condition that is why we only have 2 meds that work for it. Many have tried to develop something and they have failed because this is very hard condition to solve. I dont want to compare it with Cancer but in aggresivness they are up there. Ofc you wont die from it witch is good, but you might end with psychological problems.
@@Patrick.Basedman true bro may all those rich should go bald right now like crazy
If you do 'Blud Flow' you will be 'Just Shave it Bro'
Well minoxidil does work mate
That thumbnail is savage ROFL 🤣
Explain it pls
@@patrickabo4266 Bruh, the dude is obviously not the father of "his" child so he is infertile. Anyway it's a joke bc we don't know the context of this image, he might just be the brother or the kid is from other parents.
Thanks Kevin. Disturbing to think any of it makes its way into the gametes, so thanks for mentioning it as well as the fact that the science suggests it is fine.
I've finally started finasteride!!! idk if you remember, but i asked you on here about finasteride a while ago and actually acted on your advice (which is unlikely of me). hasn't even been a month yet but almost. day 28. I haven't seen any progress yet. and despite watching so so so many of your and moreplatesmoredates videos, everything has left my head now that I'm actually in the moment. unsure what to expect but I haven't felt any side effects. badly hoping to see progress, it's motivating me to make money to afford more treatments to try out, such as the dermaroller thing and minoxidil. wish me luck pls alpha fin god 🤞🏽🙏🏽
im on month 5 and outside shedding, i dont see anything..sometimes u need to wait even 1 year
@@AndrewDinca96 one year on dutasteride , hairloss became sevier, seems, topical finasteride plus minoxidil is working good for me, i am taking it for 4 years, only side effects with dutasteride was I lost more hair
Any updates ?
In my case it stopped the progress of hair loss. Recently I started shedding. It’s all over my pillow. Hope it’s temporarily because I take drugs every day.
@@dhruvinrakholia9210I’m on Avodart for 2.5 years. Recently started to shed a lot. Before it stabilized the situation. The shedding might be normal because our hair go through a phase where at some stage it drops the old and grows the new.
Love the thumbnail 😂😂 spitting facts once again🔥🔥
You are the Mann Kevin !! Started before 56 days on Norwood 1.5 .. 24 years old ... Am on shedding phase
Coz of Finasteride?
Let me state something. Everyitme I see a baldcafe video I wanna throw up almost literally. Seeing young men shave their heads pretending to be OK makes me depressed. Every time I see a video of his in my recommendations I press ''do not notify me'' because it gives me depression.
You have the best thumbnails of anyone I have ever seen on youtube! They are hilarious. You must have a very high IQ. 99% of people can't come up with stuff like this and make it reality. Not just this thumbnail, but all of them.
Thank you! Making thumbnails is probably my favourite part of making a new video.
Kevin.. you answered my wishes brother. Been waiting for this vid. Thank you always for your detailed, informative content.
Lmaoo @ thumbnail. Kevin is the GOAT.
Well done, king, this was informative.
There's a big youtuber named "nathaniel drew" who recently became the victim of "just shave it bro" and misinformation on finasteride. It is so sad man he still has so much hair and he thinks it's over for him. There are a lot people who fall victim to this thing it's so sad.
yeah, just checked him. He maybe lost 25% hair at most in the front ONLY and shaved it just like that damn. Could have possibly bounced back with fin alone. *sigh*
Seems happier
@@OMAR-vk9pi maybe. if it serves him that's great but after watching the video many guys will think if they're going bald, they have to shave their head while so many of them can keep their hair.
@@ariseal they can do their own research some of those guys might end up shaving their head regardless not everyone responds or wants to use drugs for the rest of their life to save their hair
Brooooo, your thumbnails are LEGEND 😂
“If ur bald, ur probably not gonna find a woman to let u put baby in her anyway” he’s too harsh 😂😂😂
This the problem i have atm im losing my hair rapidly but am also trying to conceive so I've been scared to start..I have a years supple of topical fin min retin a and azelaic acid sitting in my drawer..I hope everyday that my wife rings and tells me she's pregnant so I can come home and finally hault this slaphead curse
I had a beautiful son in January with a perfect sized John Thomas and full head of hair. I had just stopped my topical fin only a few days before conception. Continued soon thereafter. Switched to the pill though recently
@44 with topical fin it will be completely out of your system by about 3 days. Pill probably more like 5-7 days
Thanks for sharing ….I will stop for couple of weeks before…….
It lowers fertility by 30%, but hopefully when you stop taking it, fertility recovers to your base levels. I also noticed that my voice lost it’s weight and is higher. I was a low baritone before, but now a high baritone. The voice overall sounds younger. Like I’m a teenager. The recent adverse effect is that I started to come faster after 2.5 years of taking it. Would probably start investigating during the next year. This last symptom is the most alarming to me.
The worst way to evaluate finasteride is thinking that taking it means being impotent and not taking it mean accepting being bald, like no aim for balance, doesn't have to be 1mg, but 0.25 to 0.5mg to 1mg, 3 to 5 times a week.
@@Julzwkd u could’ve lowered the dosage and wait till ur body adjusts, did u do that?
4th day on finasteride lets fight the norwood reaper
How are the results?
@@e1977k lol the Timing just got home from getting my 3rd prescribtion im on finasterid for a few months now zero side effects 1mg a day everday results im not really sure, my mother says i had regrowth on the temples a bit but it was never about getting back to norwood 1 for me but to retain what i have im 23 years old.
So yeah im verry happy so far not being scared to lose hair is a great relief and regrow cycle of hair takes 6 months so about that i cant comment too much yet
Please don’t ever leave UA-cam
the wife was 37 years old...
Infertility has always been my main fear with finasteride
Probably nothing to fear. No evidence of infertility to date using finastride
@@akashduggal1634 Yes, probably, time will tell.
@@akashduggal1634 what do you mean no evidence? Everyone who had serious and permanent sides are all delusional or lying?
@@aristoteles3843 Most of them are just mentally ill
FIRST 🙌🏻🙌🏻 grettings from Bolivia (Southamerica) Monday im starting dutasteride by prescription, you helped me a lot with my desition thanks a lot. Dutasteride will shall me free 🙌🏻
Good luck!
Guys, if you want to conceive but want to start or are on finasteride hear this - all fin is gone from the body I’m 90 days. Don’t take my word for it, look at its half life and subsequent levels as time goes on.
If you want to conceive, just break for 3 months, then resume when done. Rest easy dudes.
Going through a major shed atm and my hair looks like shit this is because I have become more consistent and strict with my hairloss routine and I feel depressed even though I know it is temporary so fuck knows how bad being bald would be on my mental health.
a finasteride a day keeps getting slapped on the head away
I went to a dermatologist and got fin prescription. Just ask my doctor to renew it and he said he can't cuz of infertility problem and then again I've to go to dermatologist.
kind of a pain in the ass. Just watch the video to know what talk with him about, Thanks for the good work!
You are CAPPING in these thumbnails Kevin LMAOOO
Lmao for real
Boomers = bald ppl
Choomers = finasteride ppl
Lmfao at the thumbnail.
Hey brother wanted to write in and say thanks for the confidence. I’m getting married in 9 months and after we’re going to start trying to conceive. Thanks to your videos I decided to get on the medication now and just drop it when we’re trying. Your videos are the best choom.
Hey I’m at a similar situation you were 8 months again and trying to get the confidence to start taking it, how are you getting on?
Yes, any updates on this?
@@brandmx13 hey dude, I decided to wait till after my wedding. We’re going to try to conceive right after. I ended up getting the medication but I was worried about the shedding phase so close to the wedding we had already hired photographers. My fiancé convinced me to wait it out.
@@firstspar decided to wait till right after the wedding because we’re going to try and conceive right after. I’ll probably be starting it this summer so I’ll update y’all when I start if y’all are still interested
@Ac!drop yes please do. I am married, I would like to have children but the wife is stalling. My position is there is no time like the present so am planning on jumping on and then hop off when we are ready.
I think Kevin had about 20 cups of coffee.
You are the best for hairloss on UA-cam bro. The Jesus of hairloss. I have thin hair and have started having hairloss on my crown area. My goal is to keep My hair as it is right now. Re growth would be a bonus. If I only use Minoxidil would I reach my goal?
Thanks homie. Minoxidil would help but you'll need finasteride to fight hair loss long term.
Using both together you could very well get some regrowth.
I have been binge watching your videos and i'm getting convinced of starting with finasteride at 1 mg, 3 times a day instead. I'm 30 years old and have just started having hairloss. I can notice it but other people can't. The quality of my hair is decreasing which is the first step. I would really appreciate any advice from you 🙌
@@angelalvarez7257 Great to hear it! Saving your hair really is empowering. Hope you get glorious results.
1 mg 3 times weekly is perfectly viable.
Just submitted an online consultation to get on fin. Waited too long. prolly gonna add in minox and microneedling later on to recover lost ground
nvm they said im not a suitable candidate since my family isnt fully bald. rip my hair
That's fucking ridiculous, get a second opinion
@44 i did online consulting with roman and thats what they said. all the dermatologists i saw said i could try rogaine
That thumbnail LMFAO!!!
Kevin do you still to this day get gains from minoxidil and fin or you maxed out your hair gains with minoxidil times ago ?
At this point it is just about maintenance.
If finasteide effects seem to normalize after 26 weeks does that mean the body is doing some work around?...
Kevin does mixing other non bald friend sea men to minoxidil 5 % increases it's styling efficassy and short term drying on scalp which would save me time and make my face skin shiny and hidrated and it would smell like natural bird Kiwi
I'd rather be bald.
or he was 48 and she was 37 and it's just way hard to get a girl pregnant at that age 37.
I'll bet there are some 37 years women who would disagree, but it does look like in the case report her not getting pregnant didn't have anything to do with finasteride.
That thumbnail is hilarious. Personally, I'm not interested in having children at the moment so fertility isn't important to me but atleast now we know finasteride doesn't affect it so that's a bonus!
Also Kevin, if you don't mind me asking, which of these two options do you think would give me the most consistent result:
- 0.5 mg every other day
- 1 mg thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday).
I want to cut down on the cost even more ever since I found out Proscar at Costco ($70) is over doubled the price of generic finasteride ($32).
I hear ya, the latter would be slightly more effective as the standard dose suppresses 8 percent more DHT. They both are perfectly viable though.
Five star thumbnail...
I've been seeing a huge wave of fin being a bad drug which causes a number of irrevocable symptoms not excluding the dreaded post fin syndrome but then I encounter what's seems like well researched evidence that isn't all that bad. Just not sure which side is right
Kevin killing me with these thumbnails lmaooooo
There is but one hair loss remedy and Kevin Mann is it’s prophet.
~ the book of hair loss
Its simpel. Use Finastride and enjoy the camp of Kevins hair gang . Or don’t use and end up in bald cafe. And lie how cools it look!
I love the content as always man !! I just wanted to hear your perspective on how finasteride increases total testosterone, but actually lowers free testosterone and how this could be associated with the side effects of finasteride in a small percentage of users (not the trash hormone DHT).
Thanks bruh. The majority of studies I have seen show that finasteride increases serum testosterone, including both bound and unbound free testosterone, the latter of which only makes up 1 to 2 percent of total testosterone in the body anyways.
I don't think that is a casual factor in finasteride's side effects, especially since side effects are already so rare to begin with.
The mechanism isn't known but I think the most plausible theory is the increase in total testosterone may cause aromatization into estrogen for some people.
@@haircafekevin Thanks brother
@@MR2perfectable You bet!
@@haircafekevin kevin sir
I took my first finasteride pill day before yesterday since then my libido is low and i cant get erection as before
What should i do
Its not psychological i was mentally strong before taking it but i cant get an erection
Is it that body takes time to handle these hormonal changes thats y its happening
Pls guide me kevin sir
Should i give it a go for atleast 1 month
Suppose if i stop it after 1 month will it make hairloss aggressive??
@@himanshubiyani4723 tu toh somebody Alex wale channel p bhi tha na
Solid advice, solid information. But a bit too far on the bald thing no? I have a full head of hair and every summer I shave my head, I personally like the shaved look to switch things up.
Hey Kevin! I would like to know, is it (IYO) possible to quit Minoxidil at all? Some hair transplant doctors recommend using it post-surger for 1yr. They do state that your hair gets addicted, however, they also mention with careful measures you can gradually discontinue use all together. A few people claim they've done it, I'm aware you have said you still feel it's necessary to use it yourself. I had the idea that maybe if you switched from 5℅ to 2.5℅ and then slowly tried to wean yourself off, gradually using it infrequently, could it work or am being too ambitious? Unfortunately, I'm in the club of people who used minoxidil before finasteride and although my hair loss has completely stopped, I still have to use minoxdil and hate it. If I suddenly stop outright, I lose gains 😤
Much obliged for your time, Thanks!
If you got really good results with minoxidil then I wouldn't quit it. I know people have claimed to have dropped it successfully with minimal loss but I have seen too many cases of people trying to drop minoxidil only to lose all of their progress on it.
Minoxidil's mechanism is different from other conventional hair loss treatments so while your hair doesn't get "addicted" to it strictly speaking any gains you make on it are contingent on it for continued use.
Personally I have found it is wholly viable to reduce your dosage and frequency. I use it just once per day for instance but I cannot drop it. Even using as many as 5 other treatments in its place I still lose ground dropping minoxidil.
if one gets results on finasteride and returns to NW0, should he just stop taking it or will the benefits disappear with time as in minoxidil ? If he gets back to NW1 or NW2 will going back to finasteride again reverse it again ?
Good question
I have current times... maintain my looks... with diet and everything, the only thing i will need is Dutasteride or Finasteride but rather judo directly to the main root just like you told, hair loss it’s a long term!!! 🤓🧐
Hi kevin,great video as always.just a question,is there any scientific research on the genetic difference at the Hair follicle level between a balding and a non-balding scalp .
Yeah, the balding scalp hair follicles have more DHT and more 5A reductase enzyme compared to non balding people. It's likely a genetic factor but it is the reason why finasteride works.
Hey bro. Love your content and approach on the hair problems. Just started Finasteride 1mg,3rd day so far. I have hair no one can't tell that I'm losing hair not even my gf but me. Was worried for side effects on my first day. None. Actually feel like if I'm more energetic? Maybe testosterone boost occured? Kind Regards bro!
Hey Kevin,
I suffer from diffuse thinning, crown, mid scalp to my hairline. No recession of the temples. Could there be another factor besides dht which is causing my hairloss. I’ve been on fin + min for a year and it seems I’m still loosing ground. Is there a way of figuring out if there is another cause of my hairloss?
If anyone else have any suggestions feel free to reply
Consult your Dr or a Dermatologist. Dutasteride + a topical anti androgen would work too
Then it might not be Androgenic alopecia that you’re suffering, might just be vitamin deficiency or overproduction of sebum if u don’t wash ur hair correctly
Wait!!???? So i dont have to come off dutasteride when trying for a kid?!?!
Who will pass the finasteride throne if Kevin passes, will be on this pill eventually hopefully 😊
Hahah your thumbnails are $$$ as always. I would love to see you do a video on nicotine ingestion and its correlation with DHT production in the scalp. I think there’s some solid stuff out there on it & a smart guy like you would own the topic.
Thanks, I did a video on smoking and hair loss that may cover some of the ground you're looking for.
Hey Kevinn, good videos, keep em up! Quick question: did your chest hair and/or beard hair growth develop any further while on finasteride that you know of?
Thank you and no, barely have ever had any beard growth. Chest hair continued until my late 20s though.
@@haircafekevin Ah right, and u were on finasteride during that period I presume then? Thanks for the answer, have a good one.
@@jessevdveen Yes and thank you.
DHT is much more potent than testosterone.
Theres a Norwegian guy called HAIR REGROWTH WITH ALEX who says if you have scalp inflammation then Finasteride/Minoxidil wont be effective if you dont address inflammation. Is there any studies to back this up?
Don't think so, inflammation doesn't help but it is not what causes androgenic alopecia.
Alex seems to be a fu** unsympathic sales man. Blocks a lot of content behind a paywall.
@@BatzenXI true mate. Like I think inflammation can increase shedding etc.. but if it was the cause or even a massive contributor to actual hair loss then wouldnt women be as bald as men haha.
Does race have any effect on effectiveness of finasteride. The Japan study seems promising however Japanese/Chinese have the lowest mpb rate. love ur vidz mr. mann
I don't think we have any evidence that its efficacy varies with race.
Shouldn’t we focus more on the wife here? The lady is 37 years old. Nearly 99% of the time, women aged 17-29 will have a far easier time conceiving. I hoped they checked her as well in the study, and Kevin probably skipped that part. If they didn’t then that would be pretty damned biased. In fact some women at 37 wouldn’t even be able to have any children. They should’ve checked her with Transvaginal Ultrasound, hysteroscopy, HCG etc. I think it is a bit too brash to assume that it is at the fault of the man just because he is using finasteride
Hey Kevin, can I take Finasteride if I’m suffering Peyronie’s disease? I’m scared of making my condition worse. I’m coping with minoxidil and azelaic acid for now
Yes, but speak to your doctor first.
@@haircafekevin I did. He advised me against using fin... lol
@@Sindbad232 Eh, I'd get a second opinion. Peyrione's disease is quite common, probably not contra indicative.
FYI: In the US generic 1 mg finasteride 90 pills are $25. I'm tired of cutting up the 5 mg that aren't so easy to get accurate.
dawg just cut in a line in the middle and split it, dont be that lazy and save even more money.
My boy Kevin growing Geralt of Rivia hair soon, trust me.
Twould be glorious if I could pull that off.
Hey where do you get your alfatradiol from? Also as an estrogen will it have the same effect as an anti androgen? I saw superhumanstore has them for $30 per bottle which is the cheapest I can find for Canada.
Edit: LOoking at the studies for alfatradiol the results seem to be horrible! I found one study for women using hte el cranel version who got like 32 hairs per cm increase in 1 yr but in another study alfatradiol didn't even stop the hair loss and regrowth was not found? Why do you use this? I am not sure if its worth it, eucapil is ridiculously hard to source and I just want a topical anti androgen or something along the lines that address the problem. I am already on Fin.
hahahah, the thumbnail is golden!
Kevin you have taken 1mg for awhile, do you think you would lose gains if you dropped your dosage down to .5 mg?
No, I have used it at that dosage even. I stick with 1.25 mg daily just because it is easy to remember and no sides.
Kevin my guy got a quick question
Can i use finasteride with biotin and vitamin d tablets?
@Daniel LockHart thx dude
I had very much sides from finasteride and all return to normal.
So boys low dosage can be tried, no medical advice!
Great video as always
Did you have any issues with bladder when u first got on finasteride? im 3 months in and at the first month began uncontrollable bladder meaning frequent urgent trips to the bathroom. and when i have to piss now, its always urgent. i cant hold it
No, but that is a possible side effect. It should go away on its own but if not I'd talk to your doctor about adjusting your titration.
Cyproterone acetate can cause infertility I don't finastride or dutastride ever had.
Great video Kevin. I was wondering if you could do a video on any other positive effects on Finasteride besides helping stop male pattern baldness
Thanks and yeah, I am thinking about covering that soon.
@@haircafekevinwhat about this Kev? I think this would still be a great idea
🥷🫵🏿 kevin you a real nigga man😂🙌🏿💯
Hey Kevin, thinking about getting a hair transplant but don't want to use finasteride. I've been a NW2 for as long as I can remember. I'm now in my late 20s. I found a lab that tests for the MPB gene. Thoughts on getting the test done to determine if I'll stay a NW2?
bro late 20s? You dont need finasteride, just do the transplant, if you loose hair in the future just do another one and or there better treatments in my opinion.
But I would take 0,1-0,3mg Finasteride orally or topically but no MEDICAL ADVICE CONSULT Doctor
@@Hackhamster Almost certain that I'm going to do the hair transplant. Just don't want to have to depend on a drug long term. Also wouldn't be opposed to getting multiple hair transplants.
Test is about $100 so probably going to do it anyways.
@@lanwright5498 I mean go to Istanbul turkey and then use dermaroller for hair and I think thats best bang for your buck
If you are NW2 it sounds like you already have the genetics, so I doubt a test will tell you something you don't already know.
According to genetic testing I am not predisposed to MPB at all yet I have suffered from some diffuse thinning. It’s an imperfect science
Hey Kevin, how did you manage to regrow the hair on your crown was minoxidil and finasteride enough for that? Did you get your hair transplants on your frontal scalp only?
Yeah, I got some regrowth on my crown with fin and minoxidil. Transplants were for the hairline only.
Can anyone help he …..Iam planning for a baby in may 2022 ….how early do I hv to be off from finestride??!!!!!
I had grade 6 baldness ,did hair transplant in front and mid scalp and started finastride and monoxidile ,,,,due to medicine my head is 80 per covered with hair ….just little crown area left but baby hair are already there in my crown…..I don’t wanna loose the effect that I put in ………
I love Finasteride Kevin. I'll fight the good fight until the grave.
Sup Kevin, just want to know man, what is your opinion on my looks? Not asking bc gay but just want to hear your brutal honest opinion. I'd rather want it harsh and honest rather than a sweet lie. Want to know if I look rather Alpha or like some beta/omega soy boy lol. Hair is still decent hairline and all, I'm going for that Gohan look. Don't want to become super huge either, at most just a few extra kg of muscle. I'd much rather stay very lean with some muscle than more fat and very muscular. Not sure if you can see btw but I am very lean though, basically one can see my veins popping out of my entire body. I'm 27 and still very young looks I think but I'd prefer that rather than looking old
Just want to know what someone your size would think, your respect and opinion means way much more to me than that of any other. I'm a fellow vegan btw, and many thanks again for being an absolute boss who actually knows a thing or two, later!!
Thank you as always!
You bet! Thanks for watching.
bro unhinged thumbnail 😭
I am bald men i dont have any trouble getting a women to like i forget that i am bald most of times
Whats some of your fav anime of all time? One of Mine is ninga scroll.
Berserk, DragonBall Z, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Bleach, Vampire Hunter D amongst many.
@@haircafekevin thanks for reply. I will check those out especially the 1st. I will start with that one. I Starting watching anime later in life and I love the hand drawn stuff the most. Thank you!
Yo Kevin, can you make a video on Follica? Seems to be the most promising potential treatment right now, unless you think otherwise
What on earth makes you say that? We can already microneedle and apply MINOXIDIL! We also already know the patent that follica filed which tells us dosing schedule/frequency and type of growth stimulant. I’m only interested in their efficacy studies tbh.
Yo, yeah I have it in my research folder. I probably will get a video out on it eventually. Got one or two more projects first.
1:14-1:30 pretty much sums it all up 😊
Hi Kevin, I have androgenetic alopecia since I am 20-21 y.o, I am 23 y.o right now and I have lost some sides from the front, My doctor prescribed Finasteride and Minoxidil, I am thinking about to apply it as a Topical version with 0.25 fin and 5% of Minoxidil , Do you think it will be effective (e.g can it be used on the long term) ? I am curious about your opinion..
No need, follow your doctor's instructions and use oral finasteride. Adding topical on top of that will not suppress more scalp dht.
I talk about this in my oral vs topical fin video.
@@haircafekevin I want to use topical finasteride not the oral one (instead of 1mg, want to apply it 0.25mg, heard that it has the same effect) , can it be used on the long term? Is it as effective as oral finasteride, what do you think?
@@burakq8149 It will work but there isn't nearly as much research to say definitely that it is as good as oral finasteride.
It will still absorb systemically so I don't see the point but it will work.
Are you still using it ?