Advise pls: Finasteride 1mg twice, both have side effects

As the title says, I have tried Finasteride generic 1mg from Costco twice maybe 2 years apart, I would say around 6-9 months and both times experience side effects. I'm a nurse so definitely not psychological. Side effects included “ball ache”, decrease semen, decrease libido, decrease sensation. Yes, I have to admit at the time I was late 30’s and early 40’s. I really want you get back on it, last was I went to a urologist cause of the ball ache, and my privates was hurting when having sex, weird. So, I stop, it didn’t went away immediately but maybe about 6-8 months I didn’t feel the pain anymore. Physically the urologist checked my privates and said nothing wrong. What should I do? I definitely don’t want hair transplant, and I haven’t tried minoxidil. I use a shampoo called DS laboratories revitalizing shampoo and conditioner and a brand called Pur’ador , that’s it. My hair loss is overall thinning, no bald spot yet, but definitely way thinner… please advise. Thank you ask for reading and listening.