Consulted with 3 different dermatologists, all of them were very quick to push Finasteride on me. Went to see my GP – turns out I'm iron deficient, and it's not MPB. 5/15/2016
Iron deficiency was identified as the cause of hair loss, not male pattern baldness. The user plans to address it with iron infusions and has used Ketoconazole shampoo for scalp inflammation.
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