Archive for September, 2008

Propecia Could Be Challenged By New Research

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

For now men who are suffering from Male Pattern Baldness will find that the best thing that they can do about the problem is to get a prescription for Propecia. Propecia that is made by the drug company Merck is statistically the most effective medicine for the condition that sees some men as young as 20 start to lose hair gradually over the course of their lives. Propecia is not 100% effective, but independent research shows that it can help as many as 90% of men and some will even experience regrowth of hair as well as the discontinuation of hair loss.

In the future things could change as much research is being done on gene therapy to limit male pattern baldness and if this research proves positive and the outcome is a viable commercial treatment that beats MPB at the molecular level then it could have a big effect on the sales of the hair loss drug Propecia.

Recent research done in Russia on a group of people who were noted to experience high levels of hair loss has identified faulty genes that could be the trigger for hair loss and thus if a treatment is made to rectify this problem at the root the sales would be huge and male pattern baldness could become a thing of the past.

Until then Propecia remains the best way forward for men to deal with their hair loss as it prevents the formation of dihydrotestosterone in the man’s scalp, which is reason why the hair falls out. Propecia is now used by millions of men worldwide and sales are still growing for its company Merck. Propecia is also popular because it the first serious hair loss treatment that does not involve rubbing lotions and tonics on the scalp and is just administered daily by swallowing a small pill.

Propecia, Easy To Use

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

On the whole men take far less trouble looking after themselves than women do and that is why many hair loss lotions and potions are perceived by men as a big hassle and they can’t be bothered to use them to stop their hair loss. Minoxidil which is a hair loss lotion that has to be applied to the scalp twice or even three times a day is not nearly as popular as the hair loss drug Propecia. Many men say that they stopped using the Minoxidil hair loss lotion because they just could not be bothered to apply it every day, and that very often they forgot to do it anyway.

Propecia which comes in the form of a tiny tablet to be taken just once a day is extremely popular with men as they can just pop it into their mouths every morning before brushing their teeth. It is the simplicity of Propecia which is the reason why over 4 million men are using this very effective hair loss drug and why the sales of it continued to increase. An even more complicated hair loss solution is a wig and the hassles involved in making sure that you keep your hair on your head everyday are just too much for the majority of men. The same goes for hair transplant surgery which involves complicated surgery.

There is a bit of a stigma about men who have hair loss surgery and they are often perceived as being overly concerned about their appearance which somehow makes them less of a man. This perception is why many men like to use the hair loss drug Propecia because nobody will know that they are using it and it is a very simple solution that requires very little time everyday.

Now that so many more men are using the hair loss drug Propecia some of them are not embarrassed to talk about it. In fact many doctors report that patients come to see them specifically requesting the drug because a friend had recommended it to them.

Jack And George Use Propecia

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Looking around the Ukmedix newsroom it is possible to see quite a bit of hair loss. We are not going mention any names because men are sometimes sensitive about their hair loss even though it’s a very natural thing. However what we were discussing is that a year ago there was definitely more Male Pattern Balding in the newsroom then there is today.

There is no disguising that two of our writers are regular users of the hair loss drug Propecia and they are some of the lucky ones. Not only did they have up to date information about hair loss when they started to use the hair loss drug Propecia last year but they are also able to get an insight into how the drug works for the good of the readers of Ukmedix News.

In the vast majority of cases of men with Male Pattern Baldness, Propecia will stop the balding process and this happens in over 80 percent of men who use the drug. Some men [and this is rare] are not affected in any way by Propecia and so it just doesn’t work for them. Some men [around 30 or 40 percent] actually experience hair regrowth when they use Propecia. With the two men who work in the Ukmedix newsroom we have one [let’s call him Jack] whose hair loss has remained pretty static for the last year and for the other man [let’s call him George] he has been one of the lucky ones who has experienced thickening hair much to his delight. We have even noticed improved confidence levels in both of them.

The way we see it in the Ukmedix newsroom is that you have absolutely nothing to lose by trying out Propecia. You may well be one of the unlucky ones for who Propecia has absolutely no effect on but the chances are [an over 80 percent chance] that you will get some benefit from the hair loss drug and if you are extra lucky you may even experience your hair getting thicker and growing back.