Q: I heard that Propecia was being used originally for shrinking the prostate, is this true? A: Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is not a prostate medication that was serendipitously noted to have a side effect of re-growing hair, it is a medication that was known all along that it might be able to slow hair loss [...]
Was Propecia Hair Loss Medication Originally for Treatment of Prostate Enlargement?
August 21st, 2006
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2.00 stars from 1 vote(s)Topic: Drugs (Medications)
Tags: 5-Alpha Reductase, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Hair Loss Medication, Hair Loss Treatment, Male Pattern Baldness, Male Pattern Hair Loss, Merck, Pharmeceutical Companies, Propecia/Finasteride, Proscar, Prostate, Prostate Enlargement
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:12 am
What Causes Common Hair Loss or Baldness?
July 26th, 2006Q: I know that I am going to be bald because my father is bald and I am losing my hair just like him. What actually causes this kind of hair loss? A: Although there are many different causes, the overwhelming number of people that have hair loss have what is referred to as “patterned [...]
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Topic: Causes of Hair Loss
Tags: 5-Alpha Reductase, Androgenetic Alopecia, Aromatase, Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration, Causes of Hair Loss, Causes of Hair Loss in Women, DHT, Family History, Hair Loss Medication, Male Pattern Baldness, Male Pattern Hair Loss, Propecia/Finasteride, Testosterone
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 6:55 am
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