Why are low finasteride doses seen as highly ineffective, when studies show 0.05 mg/day to work? Finasteride/Dutasteride 6/25/2022
The efficacy of low doses of finasteride to reduce scalp DHT, and whether studies showing a 61% reduction are reflected in actual results. Replies discussed hair growth as an unintended consequence of minoxidil and finasteride use, as well as self-selective bias, potential side effects, and that studies measure effectiveness by hair count changes rather than DHT inhibition.
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