Hi everyone,
I currently have my full hair. Had some temple losses over the years but not dramatic. I started feeling like I’ve been secretly thinning out…
So I started minoxidil around 6 months ago and have seen some good growth. I am thinking of starting finasteride to make sure I do not lose ground and keep what I have.
My wife is currently pregnant to a boy. I just discovered the potential issues finasteride can cause for male fetuses and have gotten scared. I haven’t yet started finasteride and am wondering whether I should just delay my start date by 3-4 months and do it only after that to avoid all risks (plus, I don’t think I am thinning out right now and minoxidil helped a lot).
The other thing I started thinking is that we want to have another kid probably within the following 2 years. If I start right at birth, I can be on it for 1.5-2 years but when we start trying again, I’ll likely have to stop given the recommendation. That break could be up to 6 months to a year.
I am wondering whether it would do more shedding and damage to get on it, stopping for a while and starting again? Should I just push the finasteride start date to after I am done with kids?
I know risks seem to be quite low, but I’ve also read horror stories and I’d rather just avoid all risk.
Appreciate your thoughts or experiences of others.
Thank you.