Does Propecia Stop Hair Loss in 90% of Men?
Dear NHI Team – your blog is one of the most informative and professional online resources.
In the past you have written that of a belief that Propecia works for all men. Dr Bernstein in NYC, Dr. McAndrews in LA have made similar statements. The Merck claim is that it stops hair loss in 9/10 men. Perhaps you are saying that the one man left will go on to lose hair but a slower rate?
Could please elaborate on your opinion?
Propecia is for the treatment of androgenic alopecia in men. I’m not sure if Merck claims it “stops” hair loss, but I think Merck is claiming it works in 90% or 9 out of 10 men. The degree of how well it works on the individual is variable. Over the long term, even if you do take Propecia, you will continue to lose hair, albeit at a slower rate. For example, instead of losing most of your hair in your 20’s you may be able to prolong that fate to your 40’s. To some that may be worth it.
Finally, unless you’re doing this for research or intellectual purposes, the statistics don’t matter when it comes to personal experience. No matter what the percentage of successfully growing or slowing down hair loss, men may try the medication in hopes it will work. Likewise, no matter what the percentage of negative sexual side effects, men may not try the medication due to fear of it happening to them.
When I started loosing hair I was not too anxious about it. I’ve always had very short hairstyles, so if I had to shave once it would not be a problem. But still, I would prefer to stay with my hair. Since I was taking military grade nutraceuticals for my trainings, I found out that they also produce a special hair supplement. I’ve tried their Hair Gain Formula. They claim, this product is the only nutraceutical which possesses prostaglandin D2 blocking properties. First I could not detect any results, but after 3 months of consecutive use my hair loss seemed to decrease. I continued taking it for 3 additional months and my hair is still where it should be.