Alfatradiol causing shedding ?
    2/3/2025

    From the encyclopedia
    Finasteride →

    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    Alfatradiol →

    a synthetic estrogen used topically as an anti-androgen

    At a glance
    In this side effect report post, the primary subjects mentioned are
    💊 Finasteride (oral) 1mg since last January
    💧 Alfatradiol (topical) 0.25mg since mid October
    the tone is 😞 negative.

    Other terms

    The user experienced a sudden decrease in hair density after starting alfatradiol while already using finasteride. Another user mentioned that initial shedding can occur with hair loss treatments, but it may not last long.
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