Should I Decrease My Propecia Dose If We Want to Conceive?
Hi Dc William,
I hope this e-mail finds you in good health.
Actually, I have two questions and would appreciate your comments:
1) Im on Propecia and Roagine for almost two years, and Im planning to get married and having kids accorindgly. Do I need to stop Propecia, Is there any side effect on the baby? Shall I decrease the doasge to 3 times per week.
2) Can you pls provide us with some feedback on PRP & Acell treatment?
I thank you in advance for your reply.
Best regards
Propecia should not be an issue if you are trying to conceive. There is no significant trace of the drug in semen. The drug company (who is at great risk if anything goes wrong) does not have a warning on this for getting pregnant, just for women touching or ingesting the pill. Some doctors suggest that for drug related risks during pregnancy, you stop taking Propecia during the month that you are trying to conceive. This is most probably overkill, as it may have some impact on your hair loss/gain. Keep in mind Propecia’s half life in the blood stream is 4 hours. It may linger on in your tissue for about one week. If you have concerns, talk to your prescribing physician.
As for platelet rich plasma (PRP) — there is no study with respect to it producing any value. It may, theoretically, accelerate recovery after a hair transplant. The best thing I can say about it, is that it is a money maker for the doctor. I guess we are not good business people, because we refuse the join that bandwagon.
And as for ACell — it does not work for hair multiplication, as everyone hoped. It does seem to work for wound healing.
Saying ACell doesn’t work for hair multiplication is spreading misinformation. Sure, it didn’t work for you. Meanwhile, Dr. Cooley continues to do the procedure on a weekly basis with spectacular results. I am living proof that it works. He implanted over 1000 plucked hairs and most if not all regrew in and behind my hairline. The trick is I still had some hair in the recipient area. What Dr. Cooley has said is that it does not work on completely bald scalps.
This is weird. Biotech MD’s comment was removed from the post as well as mine. Maybe this is a version of the legal coverage that Biotech MD was talking about?
There was a small database issue and some comments were lost. Nothing was deleted intentionally and I’m trying to get those comments restored.