Wellness

If you take finasteride (F) to keep hair it's a good idea to do blood tests min yearly to see testosterone (T) is normal. 💈🧪

Wondering if F can increase total T >15% of normal levels?

cc @hairdao + @vitadao

https://www.reddit.com/r/blueprint_/comments/1btagrg/can_finasteride_increase_total_testosterone_by_15/

1 year update on optimizing testosterone T levels while taking finasteride F for hair health 💈

939 ng/dL T total. This is slightly above the maximum reference range of 916. My endocrinologist advised to test again in a few months before considering whether to make an adjustment.

This is after 1 year of taking 0.5 mg F daily while mostly living in Southeast Asia, being healthy overall, and having no observable side effects.

The post series on Reddit received 171,000 views showing there's many men who are looking for info! I hope hims, ro, and Keeps are helping patients test their testosterone levels for safety before selling finasteride over the internet. It seems risky to blindly take finasteride without working with a Dr to make sure testosterone does not get too high. My primary care Dr informed there's an increase risk of blood clots with beyond normal testosterone levels.

cc @bryanjohnson and @hairdao

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Getting ready for a visit with a new primary care doctor tomorrow by using Grok to graph my health data given a CSV file. 🅧💙📊

I downloaded the Grok results CSV to verify accuracy with my original data too.

For now I upload CSVs to Grok to create graphs with basic requests like "Create a graph for testosterone" and I verify the results manually comparing the data or downloading Grok's outputted CSV.

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For now I upload CSVs to Grok to create graphs with basic requests like "Create a graph for testosterone" and I verify the results manually comparing the data or downloading Grok's outputted CSV.

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I appreciate the feedback!

Fortunately there was a big drop when I reduced my daily dose from 1 mg F to 0.5 mg F. 1,500 was way too high. I didn't have symptoms. I discovered the very high T doing a test out of curiosity. After thinking about all of the variables that could be causing high T I realized F was a likely factor and started working with an endocrinologist to find a healthy balance between the 2.

This is great info. Sounds like you’re in range, but it does seem like there’s a significant drop?