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Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by seethedeaduu »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #74
tidenly wrote: post #66

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I thought after you take estrogen long enough you don't have to take t blockers or fin anyway? Once your body see's you have enough sex hormone doesn't it naturally stop T, even if the hormone is estrogen? (Sorry for the stupid question)

If you take a high enough dose of estrogen, generally referred to as estrogen mono therapy, it will knock down your T levels. But high estrogen levels have some risks as well, and different doctors have different preferred approaches. My doctor is willing to do estrogen monotherapy, but I would have to switch from oral pills to injections as the higher dosages taken orally would be hard on the kidneys. Before switchi…

"High" E dosages enough to knock down your T are not that high at all. Also fin won't reduce your T, it might actually increase it, and by using fin instead of duta you still produce dht. Chances are you are still irreversiblly masculinizing if you are on a low dosage of E (including oral). Please consider an actual T blocker, and consider a suitable medication to help with erections.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by Gud »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #44
bleakenthusiasm wrote: post #40

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Well, that also limits you to basically one style of looks. And that style is kind of hard to sustain, so if you don't really like it, it's a major PITA. Kinda surprised that Captain Picard wasn't mentioned though. He actually is a hero who is bald and not steroid-levels of jacked.

It's who came to my mind first. Also, there's this gem: At a press conference about Star Trek: The Next Generation, a reporter asked Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry about casting Patrick Stewart, commenting that "Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness." Gene Roddenberry had the perfect response. "No, by the 24th century, no one will care." (Via https://boingboing.net/201…

Which is absolutely bullshit. You’re not going to change millions of years of evolution by going to star fleet academy.

I’m bald and although I’m blessed with a great skull shape, and being blonde haired also works to my advantage, I would lie if I said I wouldn’t be more attractive with hair.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by Gud »

thanatos519 wrote: post #31
joegibbs wrote: post #11

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Image is really a lot more important than conventional wisdom would say it is (and people would hope, since judging people subconsciously on appearance isn't very fair), and a lot of people get a long way based mostly on image. People who are perceived as more attractive really are treated better for no real reason apart from that, and there are negative stereotypes associated with baldness. In fiction there are tons…

My appearance is carefully refined to disappoint and frustrate people who expect me to care about my appearance. This optimizes for my time, and connection with people who are more interested in what I say and do. Oh, and low carbon footprint. I have male pattern baldness, long hair (ends unceremoniously chopped once a month for easier brushing) and silly facial hair shaved once a week. Random t-shirts, thrift shop j…

There is also the argument that we owe it the world to be our best selves.

Beautiful people makes the world more beautiful.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by sumedh »

canucker2016 wrote: post #83
drumhead wrote: post #47

A cure for baldness is one of those holy grail drugs like a drug to treat obesity, or a drug to de-age your skin. The profit on this is potentially vast and Im assuming the 10 year patent limit wont apply to it.

I remember a female comedian, (perhaps Amy Schumer), joking that when she saw Jeff Bezos, she knew there was no cure for baldness. If a multi-centi-billionaire is bald, then there's no viable baldness cure at any price.

> she knew there was no cure for baldness.

Look up Elons photos during balding phase and now.

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Post by hawski »

Gud wrote: post #92
TeMPOraL wrote: post #44

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It's who came to my mind first. Also, there's this gem: At a press conference about Star Trek: The Next Generation, a reporter asked Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry about casting Patrick Stewart, commenting that "Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness." Gene Roddenberry had the perfect response. "No, by the 24th century, no one will care." (Via https://boingboing.net/201…

Which is absolutely bullshit. You’re not going to change millions of years of evolution by going to star fleet academy. I’m bald and although I’m blessed with a great skull shape, and being blonde haired also works to my advantage, I would lie if I said I wouldn’t be more attractive with hair.

If I understood it correctly humans in Star Trek are evolved. We found our way and went ahead as a, more or less, post scarcity society.

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Post by aikinai »

canucker2016 wrote: post #83
drumhead wrote: post #47

A cure for baldness is one of those holy grail drugs like a drug to treat obesity, or a drug to de-age your skin. The profit on this is potentially vast and Im assuming the 10 year patent limit wont apply to it.

I remember a female comedian, (perhaps Amy Schumer), joking that when she saw Jeff Bezos, she knew there was no cure for baldness. If a multi-centi-billionaire is bald, then there's no viable baldness cure at any price.

It’s a funny joke, but debunked by Elon Musk, along with a lot of other celebrities and normal people.

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Post by aikinai »

necovek wrote: post #52
roydivision wrote: post #45

A true cure would be a change in the way male baldness is perceived by society.

Agreed, I find it amazing it's even called a "cure", as if baldness is an illness. Sure, it can cause psychological issues, but so can short height or big nose or what-have-you, and we don't talk about "curing" those (except in some hormonal imbalance cases).

We do talk about curing anything that happens to human bodies that we don’t like, even if it’s a natural part of aging.

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Post by webappguy »

stavros wrote: post #55
prepend wrote: post #39

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How long will hair transplants last?

I've had them for seven years now and they seem OK. I also think they were super worth it, best purchase I made after my 3D printer. I look younger now than I did ten years ago, and it only cost $5k.

Where Turkey? What type Did you get, heard horror stories

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Post by seethedeaduu »

AmericanChopper wrote: post #23
aplummer wrote: post #5

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Why though? I started taking Finasteride, and so far with zero side effects my hair loss completely stopped. Costs basically nothing and I like my hair? I wish there wasn’t this stigma associated with it and I would have started sooner.

The side effects of finastetide can be pretty nasty, and you might not even notice you have them. You would expect it to suppress your natural testosterone production, which you’re not going to notice unless you ever stop taking it. It can easily reduce your fertility, which again you’re not going to notice unless you’re having trouble conceiving. The reduction in DHT can also have side effects that are far less visi…

DHT is poison

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by animal531 »

I already have the cure growing in my head.

My hairline started receding somewhere in my 30's, but on the one side of my forehead there is this one single remaining hair that refuses to give up, no matter what.

The poor guy looks kind of sad out there by himself, but I'm sure if we science him we can discover how to apply his chutzpah to all hair everywhere.

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