Ibuprofen linked to male infertility, study says

[Frederick Foresight]

If you regularly take ibuprofen or other pain medication, you'll want to read this article, regardless of your age:

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/health/ibuprofen-male-fertility-study/index.html

 

[Baron]

It's hard to believe that a pain reducer like ibuprofen would have a negative impact on the hormonal system. I've never taken anywhere near the 1200mg per day they tested people with but I've definitely taken 400mg on occasion for muscle soreness or a hangover.

 

[lawrence-lugar]

Alot of drugs have a relatively common known side effect of infertility.

I immediately noticed weaker boner power/arousal and semen count after I started taking Propecia. (for hairloss)
I actually take Finasteride, the much-cheaper generic equivalent.

I wish I was in my early 20's forever. I was at my prime then. -- and I definitely didn't need hair or boner pills.
I could play tennis then and lift weights for what seemed like hours. and do it the next day again, no problem.

 

[Baron]

Alot of drugs have a common side effect of infertility.

I immediately noticed weaker boner power/arousal and semen count after I started taking Propecia. (for hairloss)

It really is a delicate balance when it comes to hormones. Reducing DHT via propecia and other meds always seems to result in a negative sexual side effect, which truly sucks.

 

[fordewind]

If you regularly take ibuprofen or other pain medication, you'll want to read this article, regardless of your age:

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/health/ibuprofen-male-fertility-study/index.html

Took a lot for curing my bursitis, but was no real effect.Now it has a side effect.Cool...

 

[HobbyTrading]

 

[Frederick Foresight]

started taking Propecia. (for hairloss)
I actually take Finasteride, the much-cheaper generic equivalent.

Can you definitively say that finasteride has helped you re: hair loss?

 

[lawrence-lugar]

Can you definitively say that finasteride has helped you re: hair loss?

My dad got bald early -- and I still have a full head of hair since I started using Finasteride (generic Propecia) and Minoxidil (generic Rogaine) since the mid 2000's.

So I will personally 100% vouch for their effective use.
But they both work better, if you use them early on at the first signs of hairloss. -- If you use them if you're completely bald, or have significant hairloss already...that may be another story.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

My dad got bald early -- and I still have a full head of hair since I started using Finasteride (generic Propecia) and Minoxidil (generic Rogaine) since the mid 2000's.

So I will personally 100% vouch for their effective use.
But they both work better, if you use them early on at the first signs of hairloss. -- If you use them if you're completely bald, or have significant hairloss already...that may be another story.

Now I remember why this exchange seemed so familiar:

While men whose fathers are bald are more likely to develop MPB, the primary baldness gene comes from the X chromosome, which they get from their mother.

If you lost some hair and those products brought it back, then you can definitively say they work for you. Otherwise, if you started taking them before experiencing any hair loss, then you're just guessing. Because there are plenty of guys with full heads of hair whose dads lost their hair much earlier, as well as bald guys who have fathers with good hair. I think the benefits of both drugs for regrowing and/or keeping hair are overstated, and any meaningful results are limited to a relative few. (Perhaps you're one of them.) That's why scientists around the world are hard at work trying to develop a meaningful treatment or cure; because there isn't one yet.