Hair Cafe vid: low dose dutasteride ? Finasteride/Dutasteride 8/28/2024
The user is considering using 0.5 mg dutasteride once every 5 or 7 days due to side effects from finasteride and is also looking into topical liposomal dutasteride and pyrilutamide to stop hair loss. The goal is to stop hair loss, not regrow hair.
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