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Testing that May Occur While Taking Propecia

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Propecia is known to lower the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, that is found in the blood. Since this is known to happen while taking Propecia, your doctor will perform routine blood tests that will monitor the decrease in the amount of PSA. Your doctor may also perform other types of monitoring while you are taking Propecia.

One of the most routine tests that are performed, during the course of treatment with Propecia, is a test that is designed to help detect prostate cancer. This test will use the amount of PSA in your blood in order to assist in the early detection of prostate cancer. This is a routine test that is performed on most men who take Propecia, as a once-a-day treatment for hair loss.

The reason that your doctor will test the amount of PSA in your blood is to ensure that the amount of PSA has not been reduced significantly.  Also, during the course of your treatment other blood work may be performed. However, this is common when starting any type of new prescription medication.

When you are taking Propecia, it is important that you follow all of your doctor’s or pharmacist’s dosing instructions. You want to ensure that you take Propecia with eight ounces of water. Studies have proven that Propecia can be taken before or after eating. After you have taken your daily tablet, you should store Propecia in a storage cabinet that is cool and at least four feet off the ground.

ECIA Safety Information: Propecia and Rumors about Erectile Dysfunction

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

In a recent study performed at the University of Bologna, Italy, research revealed that Propecia did not impact erectile dysfunction in men.  Comparing men taking a placebo and men taking once-a-day Propecia, there was no significant difference in erectile dysfunction, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, and orgasmic function.

For months now, there have been rumors that Propecia causes a men to suffer from erectile dysfunction. This new study has put this rumor to rest. The study, conducted by Professor Tosti, researched whether there were any adverse sexual effects on men who take Propecia. Each man was evaluated with the questionnaire, known as the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction. 

The study surveyed a total of 200 men who were currently taking Propecia and then compared their answers to 200 men who were not taking Propecia. The findings of the study proved that there was no difference between the answers of the men. Both of their erectile and sexual function was similar and did not differ from the men who were the same age in the survey, whether they were taking Propecia or not.

When taking Propecia, levels of DHT in the prostate and scalp are lowered, but there is a very slight increase in the levels of testosterone in the body. Since testosterone, not DHT, is responsible for normal sexual function, Propecia is not linked to erectile dysfunction. Men no longer have to worry or listen to the rumors about Propecia and erectile dysfunction.

Interesting Results from the Propecia Twin Study

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Interesting Results from the Propecia Twin Study

Nine pairs of male identical twins, over a span of one year, participated in the Propecia twin study. The main goal of the Propecia twin study was to see how effective Propecia was at treating male pattern hair loss. Propecia was compared to a placebo that was also given to some of the participants in the study.

The Propecia twins research was a random, placebo-controlled study that was double-blind. This means that the participants and the doctors had no clue who was receiving Propecia, an effective hair loss treatment, or a placebo. In the study, one of the twins would take a placebo, designed to look like Propecia, and the other twin took the real Propecia tablet.

Both of the twins had to be in the same stage of male pattern hair loss, according to the Norwood-Hamilton Scale. The results were measured by hair counts and by viewing before and after pictures, otherwise known as a photographic study. After one year. the photographic measurements proved that the group that was taking Propecia daily had improvements.

Everyone who had taken Propecia in the study had not lost any more hair.  However, the placebo group still suffered from further hair loss. This is one of the prime examples that Propecia is a successful treatment that prevents a man from losing any more hair. Also, in a percentage of cases, the growth of new hair occurred. The Propecia twin study was an effective way to prove, once-again, the great results of Propecia.

Alternating Between Propecia and Other Treatments

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

 Some long-term users of Propecia ponder whether alternating between Propecia and dutasteride will cause better hair growth, or if it will cause them to lose the growth they have already achieved with Propecia.  There are two sets of facts to be understood when it comes to alternating between Propecia and other treatments.

First, research shows that once you stop using Propecia, you will begin shedding the hair you gained from the treatment.  If you start using Propecia again, you will re-grow that hair, but you will have to start at a lower baseline, and the amount of hair you gain back may not be equal to what you have lost since stopping Propecia. 

The second part of this answer to consider is that Propecia may not necessarily have to be taken every day.  The serum half life of finasteride is only six hours, but the half life for the tissue is approximated for two days.  With this in mind, you may be able to alternate between lower and higher doses of Propecia daily, while still maintaining the same levels of hair.  Considering that dutasteride has a tissue half life of five weeks, you may be able to alternate one day’s dose of Propecia with dutasteride once a week. 

There has not been enough research in this area to determine the effectiveness of alternating Propecia doses interspersed with dutasteride.  Hypothetically, it could be more effective, but we will need definitive research to demonstrate what the quantifiable results are. 

Real Clinical Proof That Propecia Works

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Clinical trials and extended studies have proven that Propecia is an effective treatment to reverse the negative effects of male pattern baldness. Male pattern baldness affects over fifty percent of men. Before starting a new treatment program, a man feels a sense of hope, a sense that finally he will feel and look the way he did years before. Propecia is a wonderful new treatment that really works in stopping hair loss and encouraging re-growth.

In the longest controlled clinical trail of men who suffered from male pattern baldness, two out of three men who took Propecia re-grew hair. This is an amazing figure that provides hope to thousands of men who have been affected by hair loss. If you are a man who wants to regain control over hair loss, then talk to your doctor about Propecia today.  

In clinical studies nine out of ten men, taking Propecia, had viable results. These results include the re-growth of hair and no further hair loss. The vast majority of the men taking Propecia reported that their hair loss was slowing down, their bald spot was getting smaller and that the appearance of their hair was improving. 

The studies demonstrate that Propecia really works.  What are you waiting for? Start taking Propecia as soon as possible and win the battle with your hair.  In fact, the earlier you begin, the more hairline you will be able to retain.  When taking Propecia you can see results in as little as three months.  In no time at all, you will feel like yourself again. Propecia works, and there are thousands of men who can happily testify to this.