Help, propecia

[peterteg1999]

Well, as you may already know, propecia cause sexual side effect in 2% of men that use it.

I dont' really believe the numbers, but whatever the case, I am in that 2%....

Propecia works great for me as far as regrowing hair. Combining the use of rogaine and lasercomb, all my friends are very surprise how much hair I've grown. even my hairstylist said my hair look like a person with no hairloss at all. As far as I know, Propecia's the magic.

Now here's the problem, I recently got a gf, the sexual side effect really coming back to bite me. Dick took so long to get hard, and sometimes don't even wanted to.

It's been a month since i stopped propecia, but still continuing my rogaine twice/daily, and the useless lasercomb. My sexual side effects haven't gone away, and my hair's falling out like there is no tomorrow. in only one month, I can almost see my scalp. I am thinking about getting back on propecia. I think i am very screwed.

just wanna share with you guys.

 

[peterteg1999]

I am thinking about taking virgra.. any side effects in that?

 

[Boru]

Others report that the sides go away after a few months, however, it takes a very understanding girlfriend to wait, especially a new one.
It is also very important to use a condom, as finasteride is a powerful drug which may damage the unborn foetus. If they want to avoid all possible risk, prospective daddies shouldn't use finasteride. The choice is stark, hair or babies! Many men will ignore this warning, and there may be a catastrophy waiting. Spread the word.

Boru

 

[HairlossTalk]

It is also very important to use a condom, as finasteride is a powerful drug which may damage the unborn foetus. If they want to avoid all possible risk, prospective daddies shouldn't use finasteride. The choice is stark, hair or babies! Many men will ignore this warning, and there may be a catastrophy waiting.

Spread the word.

This contradicts the data. You would do yourself a favor to actually read the studies on finasteride's effect on an unborn baby, before you go "spreading the word" innaccurately.

In the study, they directly injected something like 200 times the normal dose of finasteride, directly into the uterus of a pregnant monkey. It did nothing to the female fetus, and it caused an incomplete formation of the urethra in the male fetus.

My understanding is that Merck has since lifted the warnings concerning procreation and finasteride use, and we have had a member here announce that he empregnated his wife while on finasteride and had a very healthy happy baby boy.

The logic I have been told is that finasteride is in the semen, but the dangerous time is during fetal development, months and months later. Long after any traces of finasteride have left the woman's body.

Still, I would probably stop taking it because I am paranoid but only for maybe a week or so beforehand. Please don't spread misinformation about this though. Its important we keep everything factually correct on these forums. Thanks for helping us do that.

HairLossTalk.com

 

[peterteg1999]

Thanks for your replies.

I am hoping to have kids in 2 years. I am 27 by the way.

I was on Propecia for about 1 year with great results... but nasty side effects, even after i've stopped it for a month already.

So I guess my hair is hopeless.

Sex and kids are more important.

maybe after some years, I will get a barley hair transplant.