Dear Dr. Rassman,
I am taking finasteride for my hair and it’s working well on me. I am 23 years old. But my problem is i am having higher sex drive than before and also having increased number of masterbation. What can i do? My question is does increase in sex drive and thus increasing the number of masterbation affect the effectiveness of finasteride? If testosterone is increased by finasteride, does it affect the effectiveness of testosterone? My last question is people say masterbation is related with hair loss. If it were true then now in the world every healthy mature married men would be bald, isn’t it Dr.?

It is true that Propecia (finasteride 1mg) can cause an increase in your sex drive, but just as I always caution men who have a decrease in sex drive, do not be so quick to blame the drug. Young men in their early 20’s naturally have a high sex drive. It is normal to masturbate.

Does masturbation cause hair loss? No!!! Once again… masturbation does not cause hair loss! Your hair loss is likely caused by your genetics.

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