Sat 24 Oct 2009
Potential Dangers of Purchasing Propecia Online
Category: Common Questions , Hair Loss Blog , Non Surgical Treatments , Propecia (Finasteride) , ScamsTo date, finasteride is the only proven hair loss treatment that can stop the progression of male pattern baldness in its tracks by blocking DHT, the hormone responsible for genetic hair loss. Though finasteride can be purchased on the internet, patients run the risk of dealing with pharmacies selling illegitimate medication.
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Saw palmetto is conjectured to block DHT (dihydrotestosterone) and thus has been used as a natural supplement to treat an enlarged prostate (BPH). And though some believe saw palmetto can successfully stop hair loss as effectively as
“Attacking” is probably not the best way to think about what is happening. A better way to picture it is that the presence of DHT (which virtually every man has) PERMITS the genetic expression of each individual follicle to occur. The follicles on the sides and back of our heads have no genetic programming for miniaturization and eventual loss, whereas the follicles on the top of the head of men with hair loss do have this genetic programming. An experiment was done around 50 years ago, I believe by a Dr. Hamilton, in which he followed the paths of around a dozen pairs of identical twins, one of which was institutionalized and castrated (yes, those things occurred back then!) and the other was mentally normal and out in the world. The twin who was not castrated went on to lose all his hair on top, but the twin brother in the institution kept all of his hair because he there was no DHT present, since the testicles which produce testosterone, which breaks down into DHT, weren’t present. My recollection is they then gave testosterone to the institutionalized twin (cruelty on top of cruelty) and he then went on to lose his hair.