Topical Finasteride Study

Hello Doctor,

whats your opinion on this new study, related to topical finasteride?

Comparing the therapeutic effects of finasteride gel and tablet in treatment of the androgenetic alopecia.

Thanks

In my opinion, it is a very poor study and you cannot come to a conclusion. It only confuses consumers such as yourself. It is incomplete.

1. Only 45 men were studied. You need thousands.
2. The study was only for 6 months. You need at least a year to see results even on oral finasteride.
3. They didn’t have a group of patients who took both placebos (no topical finasteride and no oral finasteride) and this is a critical flaw and it does not adhere to basic scientific methodology.
4. Just because there were no difference in the two groups does not mean both (oral finasteride and topical finasteride) are similar. Oral finasteride does not work well in 6 months