These are good questions. I'll only answer the one's that I know.
Minoxidil and Finasteride are completely different. So, there is no increase in side effects when taken together. One stimulates hair growth/regrowth. The other diminishes DHT around seventy percent.
Finasteride can cause erectile dysfunction. There is a lot of debate about how high the odds are. It's mostly known to cause this and watery semen. The ED is usually caused when guys stop taking it (Post Fin Syndrome). However, those side effects should stop after continued usage. Most men don't have any issues. Youtube is an excellent source, to see both pro and con's about Finasteride.
That is a huge debate. Personally, in my own opinion, I believe it is between five and ten percent. According to Merk, it is around two percent. As for myself, I don't take oral. I only take topical Finasteride.
Everybody is different. So, as far as curing baldness, really can't give you an honest answer. You inherit genes from both parents. In males, androgen alopecia is dominant. Usually the general rule is this: the younger baldness occurs, the worse it will be, unfortunately. It's not unusual to have one temple more receded than the other. You're left looks like it's where it should be. The right, on the other hand... is receded further back. (My hair has the same issue. My right temple is around Norwood four. My left is between Norwood
II and III. ).
Finasteride has a much better track record, as for lasting results. Of course, Minoxidil will not give you ED, or any side effects like that.
When I was twenty years old, I had a worse hairline. It was Norwood two. Just two percent Minoxidil (only medication approved back then, and only strength) regrew my entire hairline. I skipped a few years, unfortunately,
in my mid twenties (karate, kick boxing, boxing, and all that fun stuff!).
A board certified US doctor prescribed Minoxidil for my hairline (had no vertex balding back then). Finasteride wasn't approved at that time. And she was 100% correct. She said that because hair loss was recent, it would grow back. All of it grew back, within months. It was surreal.
My point is this. The earlier you treat it with something, even Minoxidil, the better your chances of success are. There is still diffuse hair on your right temple, so that's good. If you let it go for too long, it won't be an option for you.
Everybody is different. Minoxidil will cause more shedding, there's no way around that. That should only last between twelve to sixteen weeks, if that's what you decide to do. Foam does not cause dandruff. Liquid can. Also use five percent, twice a day if possible. But at least one time a day.
Best of luck.
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