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Q:

Next week will be the second month I have used proscar, and to be honest, the shedding has only lessened a little. I would say it is better than before. Do you think I will see more observable results by the end of summer perhaps?

By the way, after looking at numerous propecia experiments, I think that some of the results could be misleading. Now, I mean this in a good way. It is possible that the success rate could be higher if the experimentation would be more controlled. The reason why I am saying this is because there are not many parameters that are being analyzed within the experiments. It is also important to see people’s “daily actions” to see the possible reasons why proscar/propecia might not work for them. Even though the mechanism mostly occurs internally, there are external factors that could play a pivotal role.

Thank you! Hope you have a good week.

A:

Hair shedding is not always a sign of hair loss. In fact the real bad hair loss that leads to balding in male pattern hair loss is losing miniaturized hair that you really cannot see. People who take finasteride may have increased levels of hair shedding due to the increased hair cycling within the first few weeks to months. The initial hair shedding should get resolved within a month or two from the time it starts. The final effect of finasteride should be assessed and judged at least after 6 months from the time you start the medication, but it may be also seen as late of 12 months from when you start the medication.

Remember that with Propecia, we are not only after re-growing hair and stopping or slowing down the process of baldness is the goal of treatment for most people.

I understand your points on the research done on Propecia (finasteride). Most Propecia studies are done on a large number of patients like many other double blinded prospective clinical trials; so the individual differences are diluted and negligible.

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