Only 4 Percent of Men Who Used Minoxidil Called it Very Effective

Hey doc, I just saw this article that talks about a Consumer Reports poll about hair loss treatments. Kinda interesting that minoxidil doesn’t seem to work all that well for most men but Propecia did have a good response rate.

‘Consumer Reports,’ stylists say hair loss remedy results mixed

Here’s the part of the article that you’re referring to: “Twenty-seven percent of men who used finasteride (marketed as Propecia) said the pill was ‘very effective’ at treating hair loss and 41 percent said it was ‘somewhat effective.’ Only 4 percent of men who used minoxidil (marketed as Rogaine) called it very effective.”

It’s an internet survey of just over 8000 Consumer Reports readers so it isn’t scientific at all, but this sounds about right to me. Minoxidil works for many men, but “very” effective it is not.