I have searched for hours now for someone with PFS who had a son post PFS and has gone through puberty normally. I have found nothing. Every PFS dad that’s posted online hasn’t had a kid go through puberty. That’s like the first thing I would post on here if I had a son going through puberty - please someone report?
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I have searched the entire forum for “son” which was really time consuming because you can’t force the exact word to be searched on this website like on google with quotation marks. I reached out to every PFS father with a son (surprisingly only about 12 men on here). So far 3 responded and all appear to have been on propecia but not having PFS. One son had a complication during puberty and required T shots to develop normally. I will keep reporting here if someone responds to me. Really hope others can chime in - thanks.
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Good initiative. As a father of a young son, it is my big fear that this condition may affect him when going through puberty.
Unfortunately, given the symptom profile (which may include ED, lack of libido, infertility, lack of emotional connections) it is rare for patients to father children. Now, from getting PFS to fathering a son to this son going through puberty, we are talking about roughly 15 years. By then, many patients have left forums and don’t report back. So, it is difficult to get a decent sample size. Hopefully, more people report back.
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I had been on Propecia (1 mg) for 3 years when our son was conceived. He was born completely healthy. I went off the drug when he was 9 years old. He is now 20 years old. He experienced a normal puberty and has been in a long-term relationship with his fiance whom he will marry in the coming months. He is completely healthy; no issues. I’m a different story. I was on Propecia for 13 years, and I’ve been off the drug for 10 years now. I struggle with side effects daily, but I am relieved there have been no apparent repercussions for my son.
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Great to hear ewayne.
It’s highly unlikely PFS causes trouble for offspring. PFS doesn’t affect the genes themselves, but the epigenetics and hormonal homeostasis/production or lack thereof.
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I agree, no offence to anyone here worried about this, but if you cut your arm off and fathered a child, you wouldn’t think for a second that your child might be born missing a limb.
There’s no reason to think that you’ll pass along pfs. Much like getting a nose job or plastic surgery wouldn’t change your future children’s appearance, Your offspring will be based on the genes that led to your original features.
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