Are These Long vellus Hair an Indikator for regrowth?
    Is this regrowth? 5/10/2024

    From the encyclopedia
    Finasteride →

    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    Minoxidil →

    An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects

    RU58841 →

    a potent but unapproved and potentially problematic topical anti-androgen

    At a glance
    In this question or advice post, the primary subjects mentioned are
    💊 Finasteride (oral) 5 years
    💧 Minoxidil (topical) 5% 3 years
    💧 RU58841 (topical) 5 months
    the tone is 😐 neutral.

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    A user, 35M, has been using oral finasteride for 5 years and 5% minoxidil for 3 years, which stopped hair loss but didn't promote regrowth. After starting RU58841 5 months ago, they noticed long, translucent hairs and are asking if these hairs will darken and how to encourage this.
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