I have a question. It might sound stupid, but maybe somebody could help me.
Due to finasteride and its effect of DHT deprivation, the prostate shrinks. Why should the prostate “come back” to its former size when you quit finasteride? I doubt that its returns to its former “normal”/“original” size. (A doctor cannot recognize anything being wrong as everybody has a different prostate size.) . What if it only returns to 80% of its former size. Could that be part of our problem. I feel that something inside my body (above the pelvic floor) feels not right. There is a constant strange feeling, as if blood flow/nerve lines are interrupted. (I know it sounds strange). The sexual side effects could be prostate related.
You’re right. I’ve been working on a small post about this, I’m posting it soon.
I have the exact same feeling. When I’ve been treated with antibiotics, I usually have a good spell afterwards.
I just need some testing to find out my prostate size, etc.
I’ve had my prostate checked and it was normal- size, feeling of it, location, etc- whatever the doc can check via the wonderful prostate exam. Of course I have no baseline so maybe I had a bigger than normal prostate to begin with? Not sure, but it checks out as physically normal in our current state.
same problem as always here, we don’t have baselines because they weren’t advised. Though I did read in the recent literature for Proscar they recommend regular check ups with the doctor.
Thankfully you only took Fin for 2 months. Maybe that spared your prostate. Sadly for me I took it for 15 months. Havnt checked my prostate but I’m guessing its probably shrunk.
Could be. If you suspect this, I would get it checked. That also might help the credibility thing with docs.
I don’t seem to have any prostate pain, and not a alot of changes in urination, etc. But, I certainly would not be shocked at all if my prostate was greatly shrunken. I’ve talked to another member here with almost same sides as mine including the overnight penile shrinkage who took Fin for a just a few months less than I did. His shrunk about 2/3 of normal size. Its on my list of things I need to do. Like with most everyone else here its a huge chore just keeping up with work and everyday life things. Hard to schedule appointments or fight with a doctor to order me a prostate exam. Just want to collapse in bed when I’m not working.
I had sharp pains in the prostate a few times. I should have took this as a warning. I had a really sharp pain one morning about a month before I crashed. Recently, I had an upcycle and then felt a slight sharp pain upon coming back down. I think there is an obvious connection between losing T/DHT.
that’s what i feel
but my prostate isn’t shrunk
I think that there was a study on rats that showed full recovery of prostate after being castrated and treated with T 30 days after.
Please post the study fanjeera.
pre-fin I was told my prostrate was slightly enlarged and “squishy” - now I am always told it is tiny.
Not very scientific I know but fin definetly shrank the size of mine. I did not think it could just “grow back” in size…
If it helps, I have ultrasound before and after fin.
Protate goes from 22 cm³ to 12 cm³.
But now i dont hae sexual side effects anmore,maybe it grows back.
Now that just seems unreal. 2 days of Propecia and your prostate becomes 2 times smaller?!
Same strange feelings as yours. Convinced as well that our problems have something to do with our prostate. Seems reasonable, after all we were taking a pill for prostate. When I first went to the andrologist he said my prostate was BADLY SHRINKED (after having touched it for good, of course). Never had time to come back to the andrologist since then, as “when I am not working I just want to lay in bed”. Anyway, as I told you, I have the strange feeling that something is not ok downthere. It’s not exactly aching, but you feel it.
I can’t believe it too man ;//
The ultrassounds are doing by diferents doctors, maybe they use a different measure? Or a measure error? I dont know.