Before any of us start looking into hair growth products, or hair loss remedies let's take a look at our problem first. There have been many throughout the time of man who has come across the most popular hair-do of all time. Why do I say most popular of all time? Because it has stood the test of time, as century after century man has sported this look. Male pattern baldness is something men dread. One day you look in the mirror and you notice that your forehead looks unusually large, then you realize it is your hairline that is receding. Over time you notice it just moves back ever so slowly, you feel helpless. You think about hair growth products, but hold off hoping life without hair will hold off as well. Then before you know it, it hits you. The two semi bald spots that once graced your noggin have now become one. Okay for real though, joking around aside. Why does this happen? By realizing what is happening we can then make an educated attempt to use hair growth products that fit the symptoms. Male pattern baldness is caused by two factors primarily. The first is the heredity factor; you know the one that says because your dad and his dad lost their hair you will to. (Just as an aside to make you guys feel better, by the time they hit 30 a quarter of men will start losing their hair, and by the time they are 60 that number changes to two-thirds. So you see it will probably happen to a lot of guys around you, so don't feel so bad). Why do genetics play such a huge role, well I'm not sure. Unfortunately no gene in particular has been found. What has been found is how the mystery gene may activate a bad relationship in your body that triggers a chemical that leads to hair loss. This leads us to? The Second Factor seems a bit odd at first until it is spelled out. The second thing that affects you is that wonderful male hormone testosterone. I know your thinking how is this possible? How can the same hormone that gives me hair in funny places (especially during puberty) take away hair in the most normal place, your scalp? Well I'll tell you! One night your testosterone will sneak away and hook up with the beautiful enzyme 5 alpha reductase, without using protection. Shortly after, their illegitimate and EVIL child is born. Dihydrotestosterone, or better known by authorities as DHT. DHT starts to attack the follicles on your head, causing them to become smaller over time until they vanish completely. Then you have what is called androgenetic alopecia. See your not bald, you have a medical condition! While researching keep in mind that any hair growth products that claim to be a cure are lying. There is no outright cure only ways to stop hairloss and/or promote hair growth while actively using the product. Once use of the hair growth products stop, so does hair growth! Until next time you beautiful bald men.
Hello again my congregation of beautiful balding men. So we meet again. Well to all those that read my last (and my first!) article, thank-you. For you new readers, sit back enjoy and hopefully learn something. Well we're back talking about hair growth products, and today we are going to specifically talk about one product. In fact most articles from here on out will be covering my experiences with individual hair growth products. Well today we'll be talking about that wonderful wonder drug known as propecia.
A very good friend of mine has been taking propecia on and off for about two years (I'm using him for an example, as I have only been on it for a couple of months). He's also the one that convinced me to take it, being the pharmacist he is I listened to him. The transformation was quite astonishing I must say. He was extremely thinning, and not only did propecia stop his hair loss, it re-grew a huge amount of hair as well. All sounds great right? Well, let me tell you about a little side effect that affected the poor guy (thank god I haven't noticed anything like this yet). His little soldier retired from the army, or at least took an extended leave of absence, or gone AWOL. Ok enough bad jokes; you know what I was getting at here. He had extreme difficulty getting an erection. Is this rare? No. Does it happen to everyone? No. Now I heard what he had to say, but couldn't stop looking at his beautiful new hair. The hair won me over and I started taking propecia, which I think is the greatest hair growth product out there (other than surgeries and transplants and what not). Well I've started noticing a difference for sure, and no side effects! Ok that was my mini story to keep your attention. Did it work? Well your still reading this are you not. Now on to what propecia is and does.
Now we all know about that little evil hormone, DHT. If you won't you can look around for my other article, as I talk about exactly what it does and what it is, I won't be going in to that here. The article is call "Understanding Hair Growth Products, Understand Hair loss" if you're interested. Finasteride, propecia's generic chemical name, sends out a chemical that interacts with the process of hair loss. It gets in the way and messes up this process by balancing out the chemicals and the enzymes that cause the excess of DHT (which if your following along is what makes your hair fall out). Now the problem that my friend experienced is because the hormone that Finasteride (again propecia, stay with me people) releases to stop DHT in excess can cause impotency. Without going into crazy details, DHT's process involves testosterone. Testosterone is involved in make stuff (ahem) and I'm sure you can connect the dots from there. If you can't then well hair loss might not be your biggest problem. Now I could get more technical, but there's no point really. You know how the process works now, even if you don't know all the fancy names of everything involved. Now this is an IMPORTANT PART, so listen up it is lecture time. Ok first of, remember that propecia is not a cure, it is simply a hair growth product. If you stop taking propecia, you will lose the hair you gained and you will be back on the path to baldom. Also it takes on average about 3 months for men to start seeing results, and remember not everyone sees results. Also, propecia is targeting the top of your head and the anterior mid scalp area.
Now people have reported success but there is still not enough info to say with certainty that propecia helps receding hairlines at the temples. Okay now the most IMPORTANT item on the list. NO WOMAN SHOULD EVER TAKE PROPECIA. It's made for men. It is designed to mess with male hormones. If a woman is PREGNANT, even handling a broken capsule can be dangerous. Abnormalities in baby's male sex organs can occur, a condition known as hypospadiad. If you think propecia is for you and have a wife that is pregnant, be cautious. If she comes into contact with a broken capsule then it would be best to see a doctor reasonably quickly just to be safe. Wow that felt like a disclaimer all right!
So there it is. While not giving the product my complete endorsement for everyone, I do use it. But again, it may affect you differently. I found something that works for me, and by trying different products I'm sure you can find a hair growth product for you. I hope after reading this article your either curious or turned off. If curious then research a bit more on your own, if not then stay tuned my next article will be coming shortly!
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