Balding Blog
06-01-2009, 01:55 PM
According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone): DHT is “formed primarily in the prostate gland, testes, hair follicles, and adrenal glands by the enzyme 5?-reductase”.
Notice how it says testes. Surely this has to affect the sperms in some way! So what would it mean to take finastiride for the sperms? I want 100% healthy children in the future!
http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/090529_trucknuts.jpgThis has been studied and shown that it does not affect the sperm or your future children. I understand your deductive reasoning, but if you are concerned about finasteride and its impact on your unborn child, you can stop using finasteride for about 1 week prior to conceiving a child as the medication should be cleared from your body. Many men have taken finasteride without problems getting a lady pregnant, resulting in a healthy child. Look at it from another angle — the drug has been on the market for more than a dozen years, and it would’ve been huge news had this been an issue.
Read this to help put your mind at ease — Official Word from Merck Regarding Propecia’s Effect on Sperm and Pregnancy (http://www.baldingblog.com/2008/08/01/official-word-from-merck-regarding-propecias-effect-on-sperm-and-pregnancy/).
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Notice how it says testes. Surely this has to affect the sperms in some way! So what would it mean to take finastiride for the sperms? I want 100% healthy children in the future!
http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/090529_trucknuts.jpgThis has been studied and shown that it does not affect the sperm or your future children. I understand your deductive reasoning, but if you are concerned about finasteride and its impact on your unborn child, you can stop using finasteride for about 1 week prior to conceiving a child as the medication should be cleared from your body. Many men have taken finasteride without problems getting a lady pregnant, resulting in a healthy child. Look at it from another angle — the drug has been on the market for more than a dozen years, and it would’ve been huge news had this been an issue.
Read this to help put your mind at ease — Official Word from Merck Regarding Propecia’s Effect on Sperm and Pregnancy (http://www.baldingblog.com/2008/08/01/official-word-from-merck-regarding-propecias-effect-on-sperm-and-pregnancy/).
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