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96 Percent of Men on Propecia Have Persistent Side Effects?!

Hello Doc,

Please go through this ridiculous article in Yahoo.

Link: For Some Men, Propecia’s Sexual Side Effects May Be Long-lasting

Please tell me what you think.

Thanks

There are a great deal of claims that may accurately reflect the patient example, however, the documentation and balance of the presentation is poor and heavily biased. Read it accordingly.

It’s worth pointing out that this recent hysteria is just based on interviews with 54 men, where the participants reported their own issues after stopping the medication. Even more important is to note that these men were recruited from PropeciaHelp.com, an anonymous web forum where men post about problems (real or otherwise) they have from the medication.

The surprising 96% figure gives the media a good, scary headline to get people interested in watching or reading their report. For example, I just saw a quick 20 second segment on my local morning news that said “96% of men have persistent side effects”, but provided nothing else beyond that. It’s very alarmist and misleading.


2012-07-13 10:13:1596 Percent of Men on Propecia Have Persistent Side Effects?!

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90 lb weight loss and bald spot on back of my head

20 Y/O male here. Made a doctors appointment, he said my hair looks like its thinning but he thinks it’s from losing 90 lbs in 7 months or from other causes. I then asked to see a dermatologist but will a derm be able to tell if it’s TE or balding? I know everyone wants it to be Telogen Effluvium but I had a awful diet and other signs of TE (beau’s nails). I’m worried the dermatologist won’t be able to tell the difference and won’t be able to give me a definitive answer.

Men rarely get Telogen Effluvium but balding is common. Get a HAIRCHECK test to find out if you are balding. https://baldingblog.com/2017/01/10/value-haircheck-bulk-measurements-two-patients-seen-today/

 

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9 months topical finsasteride (photos)

This is a nice result from treating the hairline with topical finasteride. The hairline in the corner came down to it normal mature position.


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9 Months Since Hair Transplant — Not Impressed with Results

dear doctor rassman.

i am in a bit of a confusing state. i had a transplant with a reputable doctor in canada 9 months ago to restore the hairline and provide some coveredge on the top and not the crown (i was a norwood 5).

i had roughly 3600 grafts, mainly focusing on the hairline. 9 months have past and i can say honestly that im not impressed. whilst i see an improvement on the top of the scalp, the main area which is the hairline is unexceptional. from temple to temple, it still looks like a receded hairline and the surprising thing is, its just the hairline area which is from temple to temple and approximately half an inch in lenght i.e. hairline lenght (temple to temple) x half inch which has shown no improvement. its extremely thin and whilst i can feel some stubble in various regions there, i honestly think that for 9 months, it is unexceptional. my head is visible through my hairline and anyone can say that i am balding.

i have been imforming my doctor on regular basis and he says i should wait a full 12 months before coming to a conclusion. i have not been satisfied with my hairline for the past 9 months, is there any hope that the next 3 months could make a difference?

At about 9 months you should have 90% of your results in. You might get a second opinion if your doctor is not being responsive. Some rare people have slow growth, but usually by 9 months, much if not most of the hair should be growing. An expert doctor will tell you how many grafts are growing. 3600 grafts is a lot of hair moved — you must have been fairly bald.

If you email me some before and after photos and point out the areas that were transplanted, I might be able to help you over the internet. Be sure they are good quality digital pictures (various angles will help) and please reference this post when sending.

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9 months finasteride (photo)

A great response to finasteride alone. The reversal of the frontal hairline occurs more often in men under 25.

 


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9 months dermaroller, minoxidil and estrogen

This man started on minoxidil and estrogen and after 3 months added dermaroller to the routine for a total of 9 months. The use of estrogen is unusual and I can’t surround the contribution of it to the growth that you see.