Category: Hair Facts

Hi Doc! this is an excellent site and I am a regular visitor. I really require your professional help as regards to Propecia and increased sex drive. I have searched through your site but couldn’t find an answer suitable for my situation.
I am a 25 year old male and been on Propecia for 2 years, […]

Hello Doctor.
I can’t recall I have ever seen a picture of a balding man from the amazon natives. I can recall I have watched a long time ago a documentary film, in which I have seen an amazon native delousing louses or other insects from another amazon native’s head and then eating the […]

I had a hair transplant of 1200 grafts about 6 to 7 months ago and I am not really noticing any hair growing in yet other than what i already have is this normal? and does it take longer to grow in for some people than others? I am currently taking Propecia with Minoxidil and […]

While it isn’t hair loss news, I just came across this very interesting bit of news which links our genes to our vitamin needs. We are not all the same, so our needs are different. This is a wonderful insight into where we are going with GOOD scientific research that will eventually prolong […]

Hi Dr Rassman,
If one was to take the information on this article below which you have probably read and any of the other articles online in reference to ketoconazole and hairloss would you consider the following? Nizoral (PDF file)
Compounding minoxidil and ketoconazole? I have seen solutions being compounded of 5-6% minoxidil and 0.3% ketoconazole. Or […]

I’ve read on this blog mixed answers as to whether working out with weights (which increases testosterone leves apparently) can accelerate MPB. I thought in one blog answer you said working out does not contrbute to MPB but in another you said the presence of increased testosterone may be a risk factor for faster MPB […]

If I take Propecia on a Monday i.e. at 9 PM, and then take it on Tuesday at 11 AM, then I’ve taken Propecia both days. Is this an ideal scenario for getting the best results from the drug,
or should the times I take Propecia each day be separated by about 24 hours?
There is […]

On June 2nd i had my procedure done, a total of 3000 grafts divided between the frontal area and back. My question is after day 14 i started to use minoxidil, and every time i use it and rub it into the scalp a large amount of hair falls out into my hand as i […]

I recently turned eighteen years old and have noticed a recession of my hairline in the corner’s of my hairline. My grandfather’s father and father both have hair loss and my mother’s father as well, though not as significant.
I recently went to see a doctor(after a long wait, grr) and he wouldn’t give me a […]

Hey doctor, thanks for keeping this blog.
I was just curious about genetics and hair loss… I’ve read multiple blog posts, but still confused.
About seven months ago I realized that my hairline had changed some. Since then, it hasn’t changed at all. Looking at a picture when I just turned 18 (I’m a 20 y/o male), […]