How Finasteride Works

[NHwrestler]

So Finasteride works by preventing enzymes from converting testosterone into DHT, which delays baldness in men with Male Pattern Baldness. So finasteride is effective in both normal men and for bodybuilders or men on steroids right? But is finasteride useful for only certain kinds of steroids like say test or d-bol? Should a man start taking finasteride in his early twenties if he knows he has Male pattern baldness (IE both grandfathers were bald)?

[rbuchman]

Steroids will make you bald and in my opinion are not worth it (unless you are a pro athlete then it's a calculated risk)

I'd talk with your doctor about finasteride but I'd probably wait until you get the very first onset of baldness (no use fixing what ain't even starting to break and it's kind of expensive). In the mean time Saw Palmetto is roughly the natural herbal equivelent and is cheap, though less effective is less likely to have side effects and the active ingredient in herbal hairloss treatments. The effects of finesteride on athletic perfomance are minimal and Saw Palmetto is purported as a good supplement even if you don't have prostate or hairloss problems.

[Maxgain]

steroids will only make you bald if the genetic influence is there in the first place in which case they increase the progress by large amounts of DHT