Is Hair Regrowth from Propecia Just a Bonus?

hey doctor, it seems everywhere (mainly hair loss forums) i read it’s saying that propecia is meant to just maintain hair and that any regrowth is an added bonus. But propecia’s website says in their 2 year study that 66% of men had visible regrowth. 2/3 sounds like the majority of people should regrow hair. furthermore the 5 year study says that almost 50% regrew hair. could u shed some light on this as nearly every forum i visit states that hair regrowth with propecia should not be expected.

I have seen substantial growth from Propecia, and even a complete regrowth in the frontal area once or twice in my years in practice. Regrowth in the crown is much more common and expected in men under 30 years old.

As for forums vs scientific data, well… let’s put it this way. If you got great growth, are you going to spend time on a message board letting everyone know? Probably not. But if you didn’t get the results you expected, you’ll be more likely willing to spend the time to warn people. So when it seems like a lot of posts say the same thing, its because it can be easily skewed.