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Why Finasteride?

Finasteride prevents the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the body. DHT is involved in the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and hair loss.

Most important fact about Finasteride?

Women who are or who may become pregnant must not handle crushed or broken finasteride tablets. The medication could be absorbed through the skin. Finasteride is known to cause birth defects in a developing male baby.

How should you take Finasteride?

Finasteride can be taken with or without food. It is important to take finasteride regularly to get the most benefit. Your doctor may perform blood tests or other forms of monitoring during treatment with finasteride.

Every hair on your head grows for anywhere from two to six years. After it stops growing the hair will fall out and new hair will grow in its place. For different reasons, in some people this process of renewal begins to slow down. This eventually leads to alopecia, or baldness. Throw out your preconceived notions – just because your mom’s dad lost his hair doesn’t mean you’ll lose yours.¹ Baldness can be the result of a variety of factors, including, yes, heredity, but also certain medications or underlying medical conditions. And let’s say it again – anyone, men, women or children, can experience hair loss.

There are different types of treatment available depending on the extent of your baldness and the reasons behind it. Treatment isn’t necessary for hair loss, if you’re willing to accept the hand that nature has dealt you. But hey, that’s not for everyone, and that’s why there are options ranging from makeup and hairpieces to medications and even surgical procedures to treat baldness.

Losing your hair can be hard to accept, especially for those who have been maintaining a flowing head of hair for years. There are coping methods available that can help to soothe what’s below your scalp as well as what’s on top.

You’re noticing hair loss and you want to do something about it. The first step should be a visit to your doctor. They will be able to correctly identify the type of baldness you may be experiencing and suggest possible treatment options.

Everyone’s heard of "male pattern baldness", or androgenetic alopecia, as it’s known in scientific circles. Men with this condition can experience hair loss as early as their teen years. Male pattern baldness can be identified by a receding hairline and hair thinning on the crown. It’s usually a hereditary condition and can lead to a bald spot or complete loss of hair. Women can also experience androgenetic alopecia, though female pattern baldness rarely results in total baldness. Unlike male pattern baldness, the condition generally results in thinner hair all over the head, but a normal hairline.

Another type of baldness, alopecia areata, usually results in the sudden loss of hair in one particular area. The hair usually grows back after several months, but re-growth does not always happen.¹ Alopecia areata can also lead to body hair loss.

There are other less common types of baldness, including hair loss resulting from scars, illness, certain medications and trichotillomania, or hair pulling.

Simply put, baldness occurs when hair loss exceeds the rate of hair re-growth, when new hair is thinner than the old hair it has replaced or when hair comes out in patches.

Every hair on your body sits in a hole in your skin called a follicle. In people who experience baldness, the follicle has shrunken over time, resulting in shorter, finer hair. Sometimes, these follicles are unable to produce any new hair at all. But the follicles remain alive – and have the potential to grow new hair.6

It’s believed hair loss is mostly caused by a combination of factors like aging, hormone changes, illness, a family history of baldness, burns and trauma. In the myth-shattering department, note that poor circulation of the scalp, dandruff, excessive hat wearing and a gene passed on from your mom’s dad are not responsible for baldness.

Heredity is responsible for androgenetic alopecia, or pattern baldness. A history of pattern baldness on both sides of your family increases your risk of balding. Alopecia areata is actually seen as an autoimmune disease, though its cause is unknown. People in good health can develop this type of baldness and a family history of the condition makes its onset more likely.

There are a number of causes of temporary hair loss. Medications, like certain drugs used to treat gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems and high blood pressure, can cause hair loss in some people. Birth control pills can also result in hair loss for some women. Disease, poor nutrition, trauma caused by surgery, high fever and severe flu can also cause temporary hair loss. Medical treatments like chemotherapy can cause your to fall out, though it usually re-grows after the treatment ends. Newborns often lose their hair during the first several months of their lives, while women can also experience hair loss after delivering a baby.

• Corticosteroids: A doctor can inject cortisone right into bald areas of the scalp to treat alopecia areata. Treatment is usually repeated monthly. Doctors sometimes prescribe corticosteroid pills for extensive hair loss due to alopecia areata.

• Anthralin (Drithocreme): Anthralin is a synthetic, tarry substance that you apply to your scalp and wash off daily. It may stimulate new hair growth in cases of alopecia areata.

There are four main types of hair replacement methods:

• Hair transplantation: A surgeon moves small pieces of hair-bearing scalp from the back or sides of the head to bald or thinning areas.

• Tissue expansion: A device called a tissue expander is placed underneath a hair-bearing area located next to a bald area. The tissue expander causes new skin cells to grow over the course of several weeks. Another operation is then needed to place the newly expanded skin over the adjacent bald spot.

• Flap surgery: A portion of the bald area is removed and a flap of the hair-bearing skin is placed onto the bald area.

• Scalp reduction: The bald scalp is removed and sections of hair-bearing scalp are pulled together to fill in the bald area.

Surgical procedures are expensive, can be painful, and potential risks include infection and scarring. They are usually used when other options have not been successful. If you're interested in these procedures, make sure you consult with your doctor.