6 years fighting the Norwood reaper Is this regrowth? 7/16/2025
The user has been managing hair loss with microneedling, Nutrafol, topical finasteride/minoxidil foam, LLLT, and Nizoral, and plans to add oral minoxidil. They are seeing improvement and are cautious about using oral finasteride due to past gynecomastia concerns.
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