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The first glimpse at the how well the original 2 year FDA Propecia trial participants are doing at the 4 year mark. So far everything looks very promising for long term maintenance!

The following information has been out for a couple months, however we felt it would be beneficial as many of you may not have seen it. The preliminary Propecia trials which gave it its 83% effectiveness rating were 2 years in duration. The following numbers relate to the continued trials which are now at their 4 year mark:

71% Placebo users were rated as worsened after 4 years 8% Propecia users rated as worsened after 4 years

36% of Propecia users were rated as having no change 29% of Placebo users were rated as having no change

55% of Propecia users were rated as improved at year 4 0% of Placebo users were rated as improved at year 4

Self Assessment:

62% of Propecia patients felt their bald spot was decreasing 18% of Placebo patients felt their bald spot was decreasing

78% felt Propecia continuted to improve the appearance of their hair. 39% on Placebo felt their hair continued to improve.

90% of Propecia users felt Propecia continued to slow their hairloss. 64% of Placebo users felt their hair loss continuted to slow.

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