Still On Finasteride?

You’re Only
Half Covered.

DHT is made by two enzymes. Finasteride blocks one. Here’s what that leaves running.

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1
Two
Enzymes
Finasteride Blocks One.
Dutasteride Blocks Both.
Type I
Type II
Finasteride
Dutasteride
5-alpha reductase enzymes blocked

Your body makes DHT — the hormone shrinking your follicles — with two enzymes.

Finasteride only blocks Type II, so Type I keeps making DHT. If you’ve done everything right and still lost ground, that’s not on you. Half the problem was never addressed.

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2
The
Gap
More DHT Blocked.
Every Single Day.
Dutasteride vs. FinasterideDutasteride Blocks
More DHT.
Dutasteride
94.7%
Finasteride
70.8%
Serum DHT suppression: 0.5mg dutasteride vs. 5mg finasteride, head-to-head. Source: Clark et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004; FDA Avodart prescribing information.
2
Enzymes blocked by dutasteride
+24 pts
More serum DHT suppression than finasteride
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3
The
Ceiling
Finasteride Stalls.
Dutasteride Climbs.
Dutasteride
0.5mg
51%
1.5mg
65%
2.5mg
79%
Finasteride
1mg
64%
5mg
69%
Scalp DHT suppression by daily dose. Dutasteride: Olsen et al., J Am Acad Dermatol 2006. Finasteride: Drake et al., J Am Acad Dermatol 1999.

Five times the finasteride dose buys about 5 more points. It hits a ceiling, because Type I is still running.

Dutasteride keeps climbing with dose. That’s why we offer 0.5, 1.5, or 2.5mg — with a physician deciding where you start.

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Head-To-Head
Two Trials.
Same Result.
Olsen et al. · JAAD · 2006
Dutasteride Ahead
Dutasteride 2.5mg vs. Finasteride 5mg
Randomized trial. Dutasteride produced greater hair counts than finasteride at 12 and 24 weeks.
Harcha et al. · JAAD · 2014
Dutasteride Ahead
Dutasteride 0.5mg vs. Finasteride 1mg — 917 Men
The doses men are actually prescribed. Over 24 weeks, dutasteride produced a greater increase in hair count than finasteride.
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Chris Kite, Founder
Dr. Chris Kite, PT, DPT
I Was On Finasteride
For Years.

I switched after my second transplant. You don’t have to wait that long. Take the 2-minute quiz — a physician reviews your history, including what you’re on now, and decides whether dutasteride makes sense for you, and at what dose.

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Bottom Line
Half Covered
Isn’t Covered.
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Not tomorrow. Not next week.Today!Save your hair. Prevention beats regret.”
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Dr. Chris Kite, PT, DPTFounder & CEO, MANE & STEEL

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