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Propecia And Female Hair Loss
Propecia is not licenced for use in women with hair loss and is contraindicated in pregnant women. Here is what the producers of Propecia say ‘Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROPECIA and should not handle crushed or broken PROPECIA tablets because the active ingredient may cause abnormalities of a male baby’s sex organs. If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROPECIA, a doctor should be consulted. PROPECIA tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed. ‘ It is not surprising really that exposure of an unborn fetus to Propecia carries the risk of that fetus having sexual developmental disorders. Propecia or finasteride is a dihydrotestosterone … Read entire article »
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In a recent medical conference on the side effects of Propecia, Dr John Crisler warns about possible long term side effects of Propecia in the management of male pattern baldness And this from a Swedish TV documentary on side effects of using Propecia for male pattern hair loss These videos are not to put you off using Propecia for your hair loss treatment. They are to provide you with information about possible long term complications in a small proportion of users so you can make an informed decision … Read entire article »
Side Effects of Propecia [Finasteride]
We have discussed how Propecia [Finasteride] can be a treatment option for hair loss. But it is a form of medication and has possible side effects. In this post we will discuss the more commonly reported side effects of Propecia. This is not to put you off using Propecia for your hair loss management but to better inform you in deciding what hair loss product to invest in. Before we go into the side effects, it’s important to know that not everyone taking the drug will have side effects Erectile Dysfunction. Probably the most distressing side effect of Propecia and been reported as occurring in 1 – 2% of people taking Propecia. Erectile dysfunction refers to an … Read entire article »
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We talked about Finasteride and how it works to help stop male hair loss. And in the article on Finasteride, we discussed how Finasteride or Propecia does not work for everyone So how do you know if you have a pattern of male hair loss that can be helped by taking Finasteride This video talks about tests on what your risks of developing male pattern baldness is. It also talks about tests that can show if you will benefit from Propecia or not … Read entire article »
Finasteride And Male Hair Loss
Finasteride is a dihyrotestoterone inhibitor that works by stopping the conversion of testoterone to dihydrotestoterone by 5-alpha reductase. Finasteride was initially licensed for use in benign prostatic hypertrophy but is known to help male hair loss. Finasteride in 5 mg tablets for the treatment of prostate hypertrophy is marketed as Proscar whereas Finasteride is marketed for hair loss treatment in 1 … Read entire article »
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