Reminder: You cannot donate blood if you are taking Fin or Dut Finasteride/Dutasteride 10/8/2024
You cannot donate blood if you are taking finasteride or dutasteride due to potential risks to pregnant women. Finasteride has a shorter wait time to donate blood compared to dutasteride, and both oral and topical forms can disqualify you from donating.
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community 10 months on dutasteride. Lost about half of my hair density. Losing 150-250 hairsevery day
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community Is DUT better or worse than FIN?
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