Hair loss is a condition that involve over 50% of all men. There are a variety of treatments available, including surgical procedures, topical creams, all natural remedies including vitamin and mineral supplements, and lastly an oral pill. Propecia is the first and only pill agreed by the FDA to treat male pattern baldness.
You should aware of some of the facts related to hair loss. It is normal to lose 50-100 hairs from the head each day. It is a truth that each hair on the head grows for about 3-5 years before being shed. Nowadays about 40 million men and 20 million women suffer from hair loss. The scalp hair grows at a rate of about 1 cm (just under 1/2 an inch) a month. We each have about 100,000 hairs on the scalp. An ordinary person has between 100,000 and 150,000 hairs. It is right that a man looses 50 to 100 hairs a day in average.
Propecia is designated for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in adult men only. Propecia can help you restore your head of hair for the time being, and then sometime in the near future, stem cell cures for baldness will probable be available and will probably be the permanent answer for curing baldness once and for all. Propecia works on the main cause of hair loss by considerably reducing the amount of DHT. DHT is a chemical that shrinks the hair follicle until no hair grows. Lowering DHT inhibits the further shrinking of affected hair follicles. Propecia re-grows visible hair and decreases further hair loss.
Clinical studies showed that side effects were uncommon and did not affect most men. However, like any medical treatment Propecia may have side effects - about 1% of the men using Propecia experienced less desire for sex, difficulty in achieving an erection or a decrease in the amount of semen were. Propecia is for men barely. Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use Propecia because of the risk that the finasteride may cause a specific kind of birth defect. Likewise, women should avoid handling tablets that are crushed or broken. Propecia tablets are coated to avoid contact with the active ingredient during normal handling.
Propecia is a prescription drug, so it is necessary to visit a doctor who will help determine if this is a treatment that is appropriate for you. The doctor will tell you if he believes another form of treatment will be more suited to your type of male pattern baldness. Remember that the earlier you start treating your hair loss, the more hair you will keep.