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Does Propecia Really Work?
When a person is losing their
hair they will try almost anything to stop it from
happening. They will put their faith in almost any
product or procedure that comes down the pike,
hoping against hope that this one is really going to
work for them. In the battle against hair loss,
Propecia is one product that seems to have risen
to the top, at least in terms of publicity. When you
read the vast amount of press that this product has
received many people say that it has been
responsible for hair growing back on their heads.
However, an enormous amount of publicity does not
necessarily mean that a hair loss product actually
works.
Although thousands upon
thousands of people afflicted with alopecia have put
their trust in hundreds of different products and
spent millions of dollars, most of this time, effort
and money has been spent in vain. Sadly, very few of
these people have ever had any hair grow back on
their heads. Even sadder is the fact that there is
no shortage of people and companies out there that
will market so called miracle cures for baldness,
preying upon people who are desperate to get their
hair back.
If there is one product out
there that people afflicted with balding conditions
seem to be embracing it would have to be Propecia,
or finasteride as the scientists who developed it in
Merck laboratories call it. It is an FDA approved
pill that men can take daily by mouth. In fact it is
the first and only FDA approved pill approved for
the treatment of baldness, and it has shown positive
results for balding conditions on the vertex and
anterior sections of the head, otherwise know as the
top and middle front areas of the head. There is no
solid evidence that it works for men with receding
hairlines at the temples.
An independent panel performed
a five year study on men aged 18 to 41 who took
Propecia and the results were quite impressive. They
studied photographic evidence and determined that
most of the men who participated in the study began
to see positive results 3 to 12 months after
starting Propecia. These results ranged from a lot
of hair growing back to a small amount of hair
returning to their head. Subjects that did not see
positive results after 12 months did not see
positive results at all by the end of the study.
However, this was an uncommon result as 9 out of 10
men involved in this study saw some degree of hair
re-growth.
Although Propecia has received
rave reviews, there are some downsides. One of the
biggest ones is the fact that it can only be used by
men. Although baldness strikes mostly adult males
there are thousands of women and even children
around the world who suffer from various hair loss
conditions. They cannot take Propecia. Another
downside is that some men experience certain sexual
side effects. The most common of these side effects
are a decrease in the desire to have sex, problems
with erections and a decrease in semen amounts.
These side affects occurred with less than 2% of the
men studied and they disappeared once the men
stopped taking the pills. This brings us to another
downside, which is the fact that any positive
results achieved with hair re-growth will be lost if
you stop taking the pills. That means that if you
want to keep the hair that grows back on your head
you have to take the pills for the rest of your
life. Most men would agree that it is a small price
to pay to get their hair back.
Propecia is available by
prescription only. If you decide that you want to
start taking it you can visit your doctor and they
will set you up. A lot of online pharmacies
now offer U.S. licensed physicians that can give you
an evaluation and write you a prescription over the
phone or over the internet. Although there are some
shady online pharmacy web sites there are
many more that are reputable U.S. licensed
pharmacies that sell FDA approved drugs.
You just need to do a little research to find the
good ones.
While there are many products
and services out there that are claiming to be the
latest cure for baldness it is important to keep in
mind that most of them do not work. However,
Propecia is not one of them. It is the only FDA
approved pill for the treatment of hair loss. This
is because an independent five year study has proven
that 9 out 10 men show some re-growth of hair 3 to
12 months after starting Propecia. Some showed a
little bit of success in re-growing their hair and
some showed a lot of success. A very small
percentage experienced sexual side effects. When you
think about it, taking a pill every day is a small
price to pay for getting hair to grow back on your
head.
With the new age of online
pharmacies upon us it is now easier than ever to
buy prescription drugs online. However, It is
important that you buy your Propecia from a
US licensed pharmacy, because US licensed
pharmacies are the only ones that sell FDA
approved drugs. As long as you do a little
research first it is quite safe to buy your
prescription drugs online at a reputable
online pharmacy.
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Copyright 2007. Michael P. Connelly
