About
Finasteride As Cure
for Baldness
Propecia - Finasteride is
FDA hair growth treatment drug approved,
available by prescription at your
pharmacy. This page includes
Finasteride patients' side
effects,
interactions & indications.
In reality, there is currently no
medication which cures baldness. There are some hair
loss products that can help slow down
the process but there is no cure for the
most common type of hair loss called
male pattern baldness.
Male-pattern baldness typically occurs in
men between 20 and 45 because of high levels of androgens, such as
testosterone and dihydroxy-testosterone (DHT). Androgenic alopecia
develops as a gradual reduction in hair follicle size and shorter cycles
in the active growth phase.
There are two drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and
are shown to have some positive effect on balding, Finasteride and
Minoxidil.
The
5-alpha-reductace inhibitors
medical drugs
Finasteride and Minoxidil are
most widely used as medical hair loss treatments for men.
Finasteride As Propecia Also
Proscar
Hair Growth Drug
Finasteride, brand name Propecia
is a prescription pill which is taken once a day and is presently only approved for use in men. Propecia
originally was used for prostate treatment, and now it is prescribed as a
treatment for hair loss in men. Propecia is a 4 AZA steroid
compound that is a specific inhibitor of type 2, 5 Alpha Reductase which
is the enzyme that metabolizes the androgen testosterone into
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
It is DHT that causes male pattern baldness. In some cases the drug has
been shown to stop hair loss and show some hair growth.