Does 2mg Finasteride Help Once 1mg Finasteride Effectiveness Levels Out?

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Hello Doctor, Firstly I’d like to thank you very much for maintaining such a very informative blog. I have read that in cases where 1mg finasteride has lost its “effectiveness” in patients over the years you have prescribed 2mg instead of avodart. In the majority of these cases do you see a halt to hair loss, or no change from 1mg. Thanks for your time. I haven’t seen much difference in results for those men that take 2mg finasteride from the start compared … [ visit site to read more ]


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