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Reviewer: James G., 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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please don't ever use this drug. I have reviewed some of customers comments before I bought it and most of them described that it obviously causes them lose sex drive. I ignored their experience and ordered it, it really does!! I'm so embarrassed to experience such a problem with my soul mate
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Reviewer: TonyT, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I come from a family history of bald men. I started using this from age 40 when I was starting to loose coverage, and 12 years on, still have a full head of hair.
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Reviewer: rob, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Started seeing peach fuzz after a couple of months with the 5%. It's now thickening and getting longer. For the first couple of weeks, hair loss increased (as the label said), but once I got past the first few weeks, I started seeing progress.
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Reviewer: H , 13-18 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My barber commented on my receding hairline 4 months before my 18th birthday. I hadn't noticed it myself until and he said I was going to be completely bald by the time I was 20. I'd say I was 2 on the Norwood Scale. After having pretty bad acne through out my early / mid teen years and just about clearing up now, this news was devastating. I convinced myself, along with the help of family
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Reviewer: dave, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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got hair back after 2 months
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