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What is Propecia

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PROPECIA is a popular prescription hair loss medication that has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and is used by millions of men all over the world. It is sold in pill form and must be taken once a day, everyday.

The drug owes its popularity to the many clinical studies that have been run on it, or really the results of these studies. The latest 5-year study of Propecia was especially auspicious. It found that nine out of every ten men who took PROPECIA on a daily basis observed some hair regrowth.

These results were confirmed by doctors and compared with the results of men who only took a placebo. The study found that only fifteen per cent of men on the placebo noticed visible hair regrowth.

PROPECIA (Finasteride) was actually designed to treat men who had been diagnosed with enlarged prostates. Even today, the drug is used to treat prostate cancer, which studies have shown it can reduce by 30 per cent. But PROPECIA is and probably always will be associated with male pattern baldness.

How does it work? PROPECIA reduces levels of the male hormone DHT, which doctors believe is responsible for thinning hair. When these levels are significantly reduced, patients begin to observe new hair growth. Over time, these new hairs become stronger and thicker and give the person a fuller head of natural hair.