Is my Propecia causing my body hair to thin?
I have a bit of hair on my shoulders and chest and I am not sure if it is just an illusion but it appears to be thinning out. Could this be because the Propecia is suppressing the hormones?
Male-pattern baldness occurs when 5 alpha-reductase Type II (5ARII) mixes with testosterone to produce dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT causes male pattern baldness when it binds to hair follicles’ receptor sites, slowly killing the follicles by choking their ability to produce healthy hairs.
Propecia’s active ingredient finasteride works to stave off hair loss by inhibiting 5ARII. Get more information on how Propecia works to inhibit 5ARII.
Ironically enough, while 5ARII slowly chokes hair follicles to the point of death, it actually spurs the growth of thicker body hair. So it is no surprise that a Propecia user looking to maintain and thicken scalp hair experiences thinning body hair on the chest, arms, and back.
View the Propecia (Finasteride) dosing and efficacy chart
-Robert
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