Can Propecia work for me to treat hair loss?

Propecia is the only current Pill based medication approved to decrease the rate of hair loss and in some people kick start a cycle of gaining lost hair back. It is the leading prescription medication for those experiencing balding, or hair loss on their scalp. Propecia has been around for quite some time now, and on average helps roughly eighty percent of the men who take it. It’s not typically effective unless taken on a regular basis for at least two or three months, and in some can take upwards of 12 months to fully take effect and begin the process of stopping, or reversing the effects of balding.

Propecia works by reducing the DHT levels in your body. DHT is the product products when your Androgen convert Testosterone. DHT is acknowledged to cause your hair follicles to produce progressively thinner hair, potentially leading eventually to completely eliminating the ability of your scalp to grow new hairs. DHT causes your hairs ’stasis’ cycle to be shorter, therefor the hairs don’t grow as think, and are typically rooter closer to the surface of the skin causing them to fall out easier than hairs rooter deeper in your skin.

Propecia only works if taken consistently over long periods of time, typically 3 months, sometimes taking up to a year to see the full effects of it. If you stop taking Propecia it will cause the hair you’ve regained to be lost again, and the ceasing of the progression of hair loss to once again start. This is not if you miss a single dose, but if you stop taking it for good. Typically the effects of Propecia are lost after 3 months of taking the medication and the effects of stopping are permanent and irreversible unless the medication is taken again for a consistent period of time.

The most common side effects of Propecia are sexually-related, such as a reduced semen-count, loss of interest in sex, and difficulties achieving an erection. Some of the other side-effects include things like sensitivity in your breasts, minor rashes and sensitive skin. Side effects were experienced in less than 3% of those given Propecia for a 12 month period and typically disappeared by the 24-month period, only leaving roughly 0.05% of those still suffering from side-effects.

Propecia cannot be handled, nor taken by children, nor women. Women and children can experience adverse conditions from exposure to Propecia either through touch or taking it orally. If a woman or child touches Propecia it is advised to promptly wash the area of exposed skin with soap and water. Propecia is coated in a protective layer of coating, but can be rubbed off and the chemicals inside absorbed through osmosis into your skin and then blood-system. Women who are pregnant and exposed to the chemicals in Propecia can experience sex-organ related defects in their child once born, and are more susceptible to the chemicals in the pill. If a pills is broken, or the protective coating has been removed by any form it is best to throw it away and notify your prescribing physician of the situation so that the pill may be replaced and he can be informed of the situation.