Topical Progesterone used to combat male androgen alopecia

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  • doke
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2009
    • 1465

    #61
    Hi I tried to find a pm for you but its not there does anyone know if the site has a problem with contact.

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    • k9gatton
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2016
      • 564

      #62
      Originally posted by funkville
      send me a pm and lets see if this works. when i click on notifications it says i may not be privileged to some functions. thANKS for help.

      on the product k9 was talking about i would have to look it up. i know i didnt get any sides from progesterone but i did from fin so i will hve to look up ingredients


      The Finasteride is optional. The Progesterone is to. The only option for Progesterone is .25%.


      I've been using them for years now. That's why they allowed me to raise the Progesterone dosage
      to .5%. Don't know if they do that normally though.


      The website has a checkbox with hard coded amounts (non adjustable amounts). You just check
      what you want.

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      • k9gatton
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2016
        • 564

        #63
        Originally posted by doke
        Hi I tried to find a pm for you but its not there does anyone know if the site has a problem with contact.

        Have the same issue with my user id.

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        • funkville
          Member
          • Aug 2016
          • 40

          #64
          Originally posted by doke
          Hi I tried to find a pm for you but its not there does anyone know if the site has a problem with contact.
          Do u think you can give Steve a call and ask if he'll do it for me. Maybe if you give my username to him then when I call he will know who I am. Worth a try. It's weird there is no pm on here.

          Also do u know the amount of progesterone they use?

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          • funkville
            Member
            • Aug 2016
            • 40

            #65
            Any luck doke? My bottle of regaine is on it's last pumps so will need to order this week

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            • Reester
              Junior Member
              • Jan 2017
              • 12

              #66
              K9gatton, where can I get progesterone?

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              • Mickael
                Junior Member
                • Aug 2015
                • 7

                #67
                Funny to see actually someone trying progesterone. I have been saying for years on hair loss forums that progesterone is something that is actually helping hair loss.

                Finasteride is considered a progestin (synthetic progesterone). The problem is that finasteride will steal the 5-alpha from progesterone and blocks the production of useful hormones while causing all sort of side effects. Progesterone is safer since you actually continue to produce those useful hormones while on it, it's not side effects free however.

                Topical anti-androgens are effective because only the DHT produced locally has an effect on the hair. Spiro is not effective however because blocking the receptor doesn't last long enough to benefit from it. Progestins like fina/duta/proges are far more powerful since one dose will stop the productions of DHT for days, this is in the hundreds of % more effective than what spiro can actually do (including RU).

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                • funkville
                  Member
                  • Aug 2016
                  • 40

                  #68
                  Originally posted by funkville
                  Do u think you can give Steve a call and ask if he'll do it for me. Maybe if you give my username to him then when I call he will know who I am. Worth a try. It's weird there is no pm on here.

                  Also do u know the amount of progesterone they use?
                  Hey doke was you able to talk to Steve?

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                  • doke
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 1465

                    #69
                    Hi its medroxypro that most uk clinics use have you guys thought of buying a natural progesterone usp do a search for Dr Lee and natural progsstorone for men it appears that men can use it for health benefits im using a natural usp gel that I use on my scalp but you can apply it anywhere the skin is thin.
                    No I have not contacted steve but I will if you want me to ask him.

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                    • safeme
                      Junior Member
                      • Jan 2017
                      • 4

                      #70
                      can progesterone on its own regrow hair wthout anti androgens such as RU or fina duta?

                      are the effects comparable with the above anti androgens?

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                      • safeme
                        Junior Member
                        • Jan 2017
                        • 4

                        #71
                        sorry, double post*

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                        • k9gatton
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2016
                          • 564

                          #72
                          Originally posted by HTsoon
                          What are the side effects? Progesterone is a potent 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, I would assume it would have similar side effects as finasteride, currently using minoxidil and ketocanozole with no negative effects, I've also heard of feeling excessively sleepy, any of you guys experience that?

                          It is potent, that's very true. And I currently take twice the highest dosage they prescribe (which is .25%, I take .5%).


                          The side effects are man boobs (haven't got those).


                          Progesterone is also used to help people with brain damage, believe it or not. It protects the brain.


                          It's been so helpful in regrowing my hair. Also, my hair regrowth where I apply the thirty percent
                          Minoxidil grows twice the rate as my non DHT resistant hair (sides and back). It's growing really long
                          now.


                          There are more side effects with the high Minoxidil dosage. I've had ankle swelling due to lower blood pressure.
                          That can be very dangerous.


                          If I took Finasteride in my thirties, I wouldn't be taking such an aggressive regiman now.


                          Minoxidil is temprorary. Trust me, I should know.


                          If you don't take Finasteride, or some other anti DHT inhibitor, your results will slowly go away,
                          and you will be near the same point you were. I took Minoxidil for over twenty years now.

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                          • k9gatton
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2016
                            • 564

                            #73
                            Originally posted by funkville
                            i just got off phone to susan and she said the leave in treatment is the .5%


                            this is what you use right? if not could you sedn me a pic. i just renewed my script with her.



                            Yes, that's what I use. Got some resistance initially when I doubled the dosage.


                            I'm surprised she does that with other customers. I've been using her since 2012. It's equivalent to five
                            milligrams of Progesterone.


                            I want to go higher. I'm going to ask for one percent when I get a refill. Doubt they do it, but it's really helped
                            me regrow my hair.


                            Even my temple hair. I've regrown more than a centimeter. Problem is, not all of it will grow back. It's been in the
                            vellus/dead state for far too long.

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                            • alexbfr
                              Junior Member
                              • Feb 2017
                              • 10

                              #74
                              Is there any way to get it without a prescription?

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                              • k9gatton
                                Senior Member
                                • Oct 2016
                                • 564

                                #75
                                Originally posted by goldnt
                                Hey Im clueless when it comes to progesterone so bare with me lol. But im wondering if i can i place this on my head or is it no the same thing? Shame spiro was canceled.

                                https://www.amazon.com/Source-Natura...gesterone&th=1
                                You can put it on your head. Believe me goldnt, I'm going to show you the pictures today.

                                Progesterone has grown so much of my hair back

                                Judge for yourself though. Don't just take my word for it.

                                Here's today's picture, March 5th, 2017:
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