Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration » Accelerated Hair Loss http://www.bernsteinmedical.com Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Can Hair Loss Accelerate Due to Non-steroid Nutritional Supplements? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/non-steroid-nutritional-supplements/ http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/non-steroid-nutritional-supplements/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:30:33 +0000 Robert M. Bernstein M.D. http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/164/non-steroid-nutritional-supplements/ Q: Some non-steroid athletic nutritional supplements claim to increase testosterone. Assuming they worked, would increasing testosterone increase DHT and hair loss?

A: Yes, if they were effective in increasing testosterone then they may accelerate hair loss.

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A: If you have not responded to Propecia in one year, it is unlikely that you will.

Finasteride may cause shedding in the first 6 months of treatment, but should not accelerate hair loss long-term. It is most likely that you have progression of your hair loss.

In addition, be sure that you have a correct diagnosis i.e. that you actually have androgenetic alopecia.

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