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What about just accepting who you are and realizing that baldness is potentially even a blessing, less maintenance and if you're athletic, I think it's a good look, lots of women have complimented me on it since shaving my head and embracing it.

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Umm yeah fuck that. I'd much rather pay $4 a month and keep my hair haha.

Is it more important than keeping your sexual function, though? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22789024/

Sexual side effects are rare and I haven't experienced any. I also get regular blood work done so I can keep track of my metrics and my doctor will let me know if anything goes awry.

So yeah, not really concerned and will definitely keep taking Finasteride.

The point is that in all this thread, including in your previous comment, people are talking about it as if it had no possible side effects. So, great for you that you track your metrics and consult your doctor, but next time you stand behind a potentially devastating medicine, mention the downside and the care you take as well.

Some people simply look better with hair than without. If you have no side effects, and it's dirt cheap, why not just take a pill a day and be done with it?

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