[beverley.rose]

im fuzzy on this saw palmetto. What are the benefits to combining the 2? What are the downsides if any?

The idea of Saw Palmetto (SP) is to help suppress the effects of Testosterne and thus allow the PM to be more effective. The biggest supposed benefit is that SP is thought to prevent the conversion of testosterone to the far more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT). If you have male pattern baldness, it is caused by DHT so taking SP can help prevent or reverse male pattern baldness.

I had very light male pattern baldness and I have been countering it with minoxidil to stimulate new growth and SP to prevent the formation of DHT which makes it fall out.

There is also some question as to whether SP can effect oestrogen as well as testosterone, but I need the SP to get the hair line sorted and so I just bung up the PM dose in case the SP intereferes

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Beverley