>>24081
>taking topical liquids, that target a local process that produces a weakly disseminating hormone, orally
something about this strikes me as retarded
>If you can't get a normal doctor to prescribe you fin and oral min
Yeah I just pretended to be worried about male pattern baldness. Turns out my country has a robust industry of phony teleconference docs so I spoke to some indian (imported) on a phone for like 3 minutes and he gave me a prescription, ~$28/month sans delivery.
According the the literature all three of the guys who got breast cancer on 1mg/day had existing factors that were likely to cause breast cancer. The gynecomastia may be a myth (probably from the literal coalition of beta males who tried to sue the producer basically for them being losers). Specifically, the article used by wikipedia
<Androgenetic Alopecia: An Evidence-Based Treatment Update | Supenya Varothai • Wilma F. Bergfeld | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Says
>Gynecomastia has been reported in rare cases [14].
Which is
<Rathnayake D, Sinclair R. Male androgenetic alopecia. Expert
Opin Pharmacother. 2010
Which says
>Gyneco-mastia, exfoliative dermatitis, testicular pain and depressive mood changes have been observed in rare cases [61]
Which is
<Rihimi-Ardabili B, Pourandarjani R, Habibollahi P, Mualeki A. | Finasteride-induced depression: a prospective study. | BMC Clin Pharmacol 2006;6:7
Which says
Well, I can't quote it, because it literally doesn't mention breasts, gynecomastia, or any symptoms.
However, in a brilliant stroke of scientific literature, [60] DOES (and the part 60 is quoted for seems to be from 61)
<Wilton L, Pearce G, Edet E, et al. | The safety of finasteride used in benign prostatic hypertrophy: a non-interventional observational cohort study in 14,772 patients. Br J Urol 1996;78:379-84
>The most notable event detected by this scrutiny was gynaecomastia, which had been reported as an event in 42 patients. Other breast disorders had been reported in 17 patients, and mastalgia in a further four.
>To assess whether gynaecomastia was an adverse event associated with the use of finasteride, the event data in 41 completed PEM studies were examined for reports of gynaecomastia. Only 17 of these 41 studies had gynaecomastia reported as an event during treatment with the drug being monitored. A comparison of the rates of gynaecomastia per 1000 patient-months of exposure in these 17 drugs and finasteride is given in Table 1. After follow-up of the original reports there were 46 cases of gynaecomastia, 10 cases of breast disorder and two cases of mastalgia. As shown in Table 2, the gynaecomastia resolved on drug withdrawal (dechallenge) in 15 of the 31 men in whom finasteride was given in the absence of any other relevant concomitant therapy.
While this seems alarming, to quote wikipedia
>Gynecomastia is the most common benign disorder of the male breast tissue and affects 35% of men
Finasteride does raise serum testosterone, but it presumably lowers effective androgen activtivty in the breast by preventing DHT formation (which is more active). I can imagine if you're on the edge of being a fat moobed bitch then this could tip you over.
Not really a threat that's applicable to human beings, though.