Erectile dysfunction is a complex health issue that can be difficult to trace back to a single cause. It can be caused by organic or psychological factors, or a combination of these. If the causes ...
Tea Tree Oil for Hair: The Complete Guide
Tea tree oil has been used for centuries as a natural treatment for scalp and hair health. It can help with flakes, itchiness, and buildup from hair products. In this article, we’ll go over what te...
What Is Breezula® (Clascoterone)?
Breezula® (clascoterone) is a promising topical antiandrogen currently in late-stage clinical trials for treating male and female pattern hair loss. Unlike finasteride, which lowers DHT levels syst...
Best Medication for Erectile Dysfunction Without Side Effects
Erectile dysfunction is more common than most people think. Fortunately, there’s a whole class of medications called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5is) that can be used to treat it. You r...
What’s the Right Sildenafil Dosage for Erectile Dysfunction?
The proper dosage for sildenafil (Viagra) will vary between 25mg and 100mg once daily, with the most prescribed dosage being 50mg. Patients generally start with a lower dosage of 25mg to 50mg and d...
Finasteride is by far the most prescribed hair loss medication for men, but is it safe? With compounded and non-FDA-approved forms of finasteride on the rise and an increase in reports of potential...
What Are Injectable ED Treatments?
Intracavernosal injection (ICI) therapy is the injection of a medication into the corpus cavernosum tissue in the base of the penis to treat Erectile Dysfunction (or ED). ICI has been shown to be e...
Along with sildenafil, tadalafil is a medication commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction. It’s available in several different dosage strengths and two different dosing regimens. The typical do...
Building an Effective Men's Haircare Routine
Building an effective haircare routine depends on your time commitment, finding products that work for you and knowing what your individual hair and scalp needs are. Instead of being prescriptive a...
Is Topical Finasteride FDA-Approved?
A recent warning issued by the FDA has sounded the alarm for physicians, pharmacists, and consumers, about the potential safety risks surrounding compounded topical finasteride treatments for hair ...
How to Stop Hair Loss from Antidepressants
Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed medications globally, but what you may not be aware of is that they have been linked to hair loss. It's not a common side effect but is just ...
Does Alcohol Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
For a while, the idea that moderate drinking could have health benefits has floated around. It's usually talked about in the context of heart and vascular health, but could the benefits also extend...
Will a Vasectomy Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
Vasectomies are an effective form of male contraception that involves a small surgical procedure. Despite its increasing popularity and relatively low complication rate, many men are worried about ...
High Blood Pressure and Erectile Dysfunction
High blood pressure is a common chronic medical condition that can cause ED in men. Common PDE5 inhibitors like sildenafil (generic Viagra) and tadalafil (generic Cialis) can be prescribed to help ...
How to Avoid Erectile Dysfunction on Dutasteride for Hair Loss
Dutasteride, a drug belonging to the same family as finasteride, is increasingly being prescribed off-label as an alternative to finasteride. Let’s take a closer look at whether dutasteride causes...
Topical Finasteride vs. Oral Finasteride
Finasteride is a clinically proven treatment for men’s hair loss and is available in several different forms. Using oral or topical finasteride has some important implications for cost, safety, eff...
Topical Finasteride and Erectile Dysfunction
If you're leaning towards finasteride as a hair loss treatment but are worried about sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction, topical finasteride could be an option that allows you to have th...
Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride
Finasteride is commonly prescribed to help treat pattern hair loss and for many patients, it doesn't cause any problems. However, there are some men who have a higher sensitivity to the effects of ...
Finasteride After Hair Transplant
You may be wondering you still need to take finasteride after undergoing a surgical hair transplant. In general, it's highly recommended that you continue to take finasteride to slow down the thinn...
Does Red Light Therapy Work for Hair Loss?
Laser technology has countless applications in medicine and specifically dermatology. In addition to being beneficial to skin, there’s some evidence that red light therapy (also called low level la...
Can Hair Grow Back After Balding?
Can hair grow back after going bald and is there’s anything you can do to stop it from progressing? The answer will depend on the cause of your hair loss and what stage of hair loss you are in, but...
Essential oils have powerful, natural ingredients that have been used for centuries in hair care to promote growth, improve scalp health, and enhance texture. Extracted from plants through methods ...
Dutasteride and finasteride are both effective medications for pattern hair loss. But it can be difficult to know which of the two is right for you. There are a few things that require consideratio...
Learn what a trichologist does, how they can help with hair and scalp concerns, and when to see one instead of a dermatologist. This guide covers their role, treatments, and how they work alongside...