Minoxidil 5% Regrows More Hair than Propecia?

Hello Dr,

I understand that you recommend propecia. Just for the debate i wanted to know does propecia regrow more hair or rogaine in those people these drugs work. I found the below article which shows that minoxidil 5% beats propecia in number of hair regrown hands down. Can you comment on it please.

https://www.haarweb.nl/forum/showthread.php?p=61654
Please scroll down in the thread.

Thank you for the blog

Thanks for the insightful link. I have been swinging to using a combination of minoxidil 5% and Propecia for men. It does appear that both is better than just one. I like Propecia because it ‘hits’ the underlying DHT component for hair loss in men, but one can not deny the building evidence of the value of higher concentrations of minoxidil. Clearly the use of both medications have issues of compliance. Twice a day use of minoxidil is the right approach, but this alone may be a problem for busy men, while Propecia in the morning is easier to use.

In conclusion, I believe that using both is best.