Does finasteride shed healthy long hair?
    7/21/2024

    From the encyclopedia
    Finasteride →

    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    Ketoconazole →

    antifungal with some anti-androgenic benefits, often used as a shampoo

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    In this question or advice post, the primary subjects mentioned are
    💊 Finasteride (oral) 5 weeks
    💧 Ketoconazole (topical) 2 months
    💊 Vitamin D3 (oral) 1 month
    the tone is 😐 neutral.

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    User with shoulder-length hair using Finasteride for 5 weeks notices less long hair loss but more short hair loss. They also use keto for sebderm and vitamin D3.
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