New to this board, but been around the boards for decades. SP is not a good option for androgenic sides (acne, hair, etc.) As an androgen receptor blocker it will attenuate the positives of anything that binds with the AR. To be effective it requires higher doses and for long term, one of the age mgmt docs I know used 100 - 200 mg/d in women on HRT pellets. At the higher doses you'll feel like crap (dizziness, lethagic) coming off long term SP is hell. Takes about a month to taper off and water retention rebound is brutal. One member added almost 8 lbs of lean after coming off SP (idxa measure) and clearly visible increase in lean and strength. Pretty obvious the SP was blocking both the good and bad. Finasteride will help with testosterone related acne/hair loss if you are prone to it, but it will affect libido and only works with testosterone. Other AAS that do not 5-alpha reduce, it will have no effect. MAST for example. Some women do well on androgens, love the way they feel and respond, but for some the sides are intolerable (acne/hair). Hair loss being the worst and is genetic. The future is topical androgen receptor blockers for skin and scalp.