John Cena attributes his improved life and career to a hair transplant and maintenance routine with red-light therapy, minoxidil, vitamins, and shampoo. Users discuss the effectiveness and sideeffects of finasteride, with mixed opinions on its necessity.
Finasteride can cause sexual sideeffects in less than 2% of men, but these often disappear over time, even if the treatment continues. Some users report persistent sideeffects, while others experience no issues or only temporary ones.
Being overweight may increase finasteride sideeffects due to higher aromatase activity converting testosterone to estradiol. Maintaining a healthy weight could reduce these sideeffects.
People on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with aggressive androgenetic alopecia (AGA) discuss using Dutasteride or Finasteride, sometimes combined with topical treatments like RU58841 or CB-03-01 (Breezula), to prevent hair loss. Concerns about sideeffects and costs of certain treatments are mentioned, with one individual sharing their experience of slowed hair loss using Finasteride alone.
A user discusses starting finasteride for hair loss despite concerns about potential sexual sideeffects, emphasizing the psychological factors involved. Other users share mixed experiences, with some reporting no sideeffects and others experiencing issues.