Generic Propecia

The hair loss drug Propecia has been a real money spinner for its manufacturer Merck and its popularity continues to grow. Propecia is the first hair loss medication that involves the simple process of just taking a pill daily and therefore does not involve any complicated tonics and lotions to be applied to the scalp. It works by preventing the build up of DHT (a by product of testosterone) that collects in the male scalp and weakens and eventually kills hair follicles. Propecia works only for male pattern balding that is genetic and hereditary and not for any other hair loss conditions.

The Propecia drug can only be prescribed for men who have mild or moderate hair loss on their scalp and not for men who have suffered complete male pattern hair loss. Clinical testing has shown it to increase hair growth and slow and stop hair loss. The good news is that it does not effect the hair on other parts on the body and so you won’t suddenly start to look like a gorilla.

Most men who have used Propecia normally say that they see some sort of improvement at around three months after starting the course but other report that it takes longer to work. It is important to keep using it for sometime before giving up as only very few men report no hair loss betterment in the long term. When you cease to take the Propecia the build up of DHT in the scalp will resume and you hair loss will therefore result too.

The active ingredient of Propecia is finasteride which also the active ingredient in Proscar that is used for to prevent prostate enlargement in men. Propecia will lower the PSA readings if you are tested for prostate cancer and so men who are using Propecia must inform their doctors of this fact before an medical check ups and before using other drugs.

Propecia is a hair loss remedy for men only and must not be used by women in any circumstances. Tests using animals showed that finasteride the key ingredient of Propecia would create an abnormal development in the genitals of a male foetus and therefore should be kept well away from women. The Propecia drug has been coated with a protective lining however even handling crushed or broken Propecia pills is dangerous for pregnant women so great care must be taken with the storage of the Propecia drug.

In very few men side effects can occur and they are breast sensitivity and sometimes enlargement smaller amounts of semen when ejaculating, lowered sex drive. In very rare cases impotence, a rash or pain in the testes may occur. Tell your doctor if you experience any of these and if you have had any liver problems in the past. Propecia has no drug interactions reported.

Fresh research coming from two different studies shows that men who use the hair loss drug Propecia may also be reducing the risk of suffering from cancer of the prostrate as well. The researchers said that because the Propecia drug actually each shrinks the prostate gland it makes it far easier for any cancerous tumours in or on the surface of the gland to be seen. The studies that were just published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute explained that this unexpected side effect of the Propecia hair loss drug was something to be welcomed and not to be concerned about.

Propecia is used by about 4 million men around the world today and is known to be the world’s most successful hair loss medication. Propecia is already used as a drug to treat enlarged prostate glands in a different dose and is sold as Proscar. The active ingredient of both these medications is finasteride.

In America it is estimated that around 220,000 men will be diagnosed every year from prostate cancer and out of these 27,000 of them will die as a result. Cancer of the prostate is a serious illness and the earlier that you get to it that matter.  It appears from this new research that the Propecia drug makes the likelihood of detecting prostate cancer much greater. It is estimated that Propecia can lower the risk of you suffering from prostate cancer by as much as twenty five percent.

Propecia works by reducing the build up of the hormone Dihydrotestosterone which kills hair follicles in the scalp and is very popular with men because it is so easy to use. Propecia is made by the drug company Merck and is a prescription drug in most countries. It is possible to get an online consultation at Ukmedix to see if you are right for a Propecia prescription.

While the news that the hair loss drug Propecia will be removed from the list of banned substances has been received with a cheer from most professional athletes, many of them say that they are still angry that the hair loss drug was ever part of the World Anti Doping Agency regulations in the first place.

For example the professional tennis player Mark Nielsen from New Zealand who has dropped hugely in world ranking as a result of being banned for two years is still smarting from what he feels was an incredibly unfair decision. The fact that the active ingredient of the hair loss drug Propecia namely finasteride has now been shown to not interfere or mask the use of anabolic steroids means that his ban was completely in vain.

Many other male professional athletes have tested positive for using Propecia over the last few years including the Brazilian soccer legend Romario, the Italian golfer Alessandro Pissilli, Zach Lund the skeleton racer and Mariano Hood a rival tennis player of Mark Nielsen from Argentina.

These athletes who have been banned say that not only did they have extensive media coverage on the embarrassing issue of their hair loss but they have also been made out to have been “cheating” in their respective sport which has cast a shadow over their reputations. They also complain about the huge amount of money they have spent on legal fees and loss of earnings from not being able to participate in their respective sports.

On the other side of the argument people will argue that despite the drug having no performance enhancing effect, professional sportsman should take it upon themselves to make sure they know what drugs they can and cannot take, and if they had checked they would’ve known that Propecia could not be used.

At Ukmedix News we know that some male athletes faced with a choice of taking a risk in order to maintain a full head of hair are prepared to take that step. It is estimated that for every male athlete who was caught using the Propecia drug there are many more who got away with it and who have therefore reaped the benefits of the drug.

Propecia is statistically the most effective drug to deal with male pattern baldness and is used by millions of men all over the world. The drug company Merck that makes the Propecia hair loss drug has welcomed the news that finasteride has been taken off the WADA list of banned substances.