Finasteride and Different Ethnic groups
Q:
I am 34, male with recession of hairline slightly. There are many bald men in both side of my family. I have been trying Rogaine for about 10 years until I thought it is not working anymore and my hair loss strated to speed up. I recently started taking Propecia. I am originally Mexican. Is Propecia as effective for Mexican as white Caucasians?
Thank you
A:
Propecia (finasteride) has been studied extensively within the last few decades in terms of its effectiveness on different age groups, balding classes and even ethnic groups. Below you can see that the effectiveness of Propecia in comparison with the Placebo on the vertex baldness has been compared in different ethnic groups:
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hair number change in one inch (5.1 cm2) diameter |
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Ethnic group |
Propecia |
Placebo |
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Caucasians (1185 patients) |
+91 |
-19 |
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Blacks (89 patients) |
+49 |
-27 |
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Asians (17 patients) |
+53 |
-38 |
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Hispanic (45 patients) |
+67 |
+5 |
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Others (20 patients) |
+67 |
-15 |
Combined analysis of the two studies on vertex baldness, mean hair count changes from baseline among Caucasians, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and other ethnic groups. Patient self-assessment showed improvement across racial groups with PROPECIA treatment, except for satisfaction of the frontal hairline and vertex in Black men, who were satisfied overall.
Tags: Asian, Black, crown, ethnic groups, finasteride, frontal, hispanic, propecia