[/QUOTE] I think dutasteride would be a better choice than finasteride(ie.proscar).[/QUOTE]
DHT seems to be the main culprit in MPB, and its our own personal genetics that determine how sensitive our hair folicles of the vortex (top of your bonce) are to this. Obviously some people dont suffer at all, enjoying full heads of hair their entire lives, others wont lose a strand till hitting 30 etc and some who simply start thinning in their early 20's. Its tough shit, just the luck of the draw, and like someone said here earlier, if your dad etc is bald, there's a more than probable chance you will become bald also. The two drugs mentioned are indeed effective in reducing the enzyme in the body thats responsible for conversion to DHT. This hopefully can halt the DHT causing follicles to close up etc causing baldness, it has even been said it can cause hair regeneration to an extent (obviously you're never gonna get back the hairline you had!). Basically, it helps hold on to what hair you've got left and in the usage of AS, it should also greatly reduce the DHT conversion from the exogeneous drugs that would be greater than the usual natural amounts(this is why people who may not even suffer from MPB, use finasteride etc to halt the hair loss caused by the much higher doses of converted DHT from the AS). Dutasteride is supposedly more effective at minimizing conversion to DHT (higher percentage is stopped, I believe its supposed to be 80-90%) and is also better than finasteride in a sense that it can also reduce the type 2 enzyme that causes DHT to stimulate the sebacious glands causing acne. Therefore this drug halts acne and hairloss at higher percentages than finasteride. However, it hasnt been around as long as finasteride so may not be as reliable in the long run. Finasteride although only reducing DHT conversion by about 65-80%, and not having the properties to counter acne, has stood the test of time and is proven. MPB blokes tend to take 1mg per day, others on gear tend to at times boost it to 5mg per day (or 1mg ED then 5mg E5D etc) but at high doses, libido prblems have been reported.