On a more serious note, all the quack health products are one of the more depressing parts of browsing AliExpress.

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    I do think genetics play a meaningful role in it. You could be a hyper responder and get great results from finasteride or dutasteride while a rich guy sees nothing

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      Yeah it does seem to work as advertised for some people, but my skepticism of a for-profit pharmaceutical company’s product plus the possible downsides plus taking unnecessary medication the rest of my life isn’t worth it to me, imo

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        Well fin’s been generic for about 20 years (dut for 10) and the science of 5α-reductase inhibitors is pretty well established I believe, but I get the worry about the sides and having to be on a maintenance medication.