Description

Propecia (Finasteride) is a medication that is used to treat male pattern hair loss. This medication has to be taken once in a day for treating hair loss in men. DHT is the one of the main causes for hair loss in men. This DHT is reduced when taking Propecia (Finasteride) and thus reducing hair loss.

The clinical studies that were conducted with Propecia (Finasteride) were found to give promising results about the drug. It was found that 9 out of 10 men who were treated were found to re-grow hair or stopped losing hairs. There was improvement in 77% of the men and their baldness reduced with improvement in their hair appearance.

Recommendations

If you are one among those millions who is interested to know whether Propecia (Finasteride) will work for you, you should know some of the facts about using this medication. If you want to reduce the bald spot and have hair re-grown or at least stop hair loss then Propecia (Finasteride) is for you. But you have to take this medication for longer period with just one pill a day. You can see some positive result only if you take this pill for at-least a year. Male pattern hair loss in the top of the head and in the mid scalp area only can be treated with Propecia (Finasteride). If you want to treat baldness caused by receding hairlines, this medication is not for you. You should know that this medication is not for children or women. If you have hair loss it is better to start treatment at the earliest so that you can stop hair fall sooner.

Precautions

One of the important points to note with respect to handling of Propecia (Finasteride) is that women who are pregnant should not come into contact with the active ingredient of the pill. Although this pill is coated, it is not safe to handle the broken pills by such women. If they come into contact with the active ingredient there are chances that the male organ in the baby might get some abnormalities.

Less than two percent of the men who took Propecia (Finasteride) had side effects like lost interest in sex, erectile dysfunction, and decrease in semen. These side effects will disappear if you discontinue taking the pill. Some men might be allergic to Finasteride. They should not take this pill as it contains Finasteride. The active ingredient of Propecia (Finasteride) might affect the PSA test that is taken to diagnose prostate cancer. So you have to reveal to your doctor that you are taking Propecia (Finasteride), if you are told to take a PSA test. Apart from these side effects there are also other side effects that are reported like hives, rashes, swelling of face and lips, pain in testicles and problems in ejaculation.