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Visit Hair-Medics.com for information about Stopping baldness At the time of writing no-one has as yet been able to fully explain how Minoxidil has an effect on slowing hair loss and promoting hair growth. Minoxidil normally induces new hair growth between 4 and 6 months of use. If it has not worked by 6 months it is probably not going to. It appears to begin slowing the hair loss process almost immediately but - there are no guarantees. You simply have to try it to see.Finasteride , in whatever form, is a treatment for males only, as it can have an effect on the sex organs of unborn male offspring. Finasteride can also cause side effects, such as loss of sexual appetite or difficulty in obtaining an erection in a small number of people. However, studies show that these effects disappear if finasteride is discontinued and, in many cases, disappear even if it is continued. Minoxidil was the first ‘main stream’ medication for hair loss and has proven an enormous help for many. It was originally developed as an anti-hypertensive i.e. it lowers blood pressure. It was taken for blood pressure in tablet form known as Loniten. As a side effect however, certain patients reported increase in hair growth. The pharmaceutical company who had developed minoxidil then conducted clinical trials using a topical lotion and from those trials minoxidil 2% (known as Regaine) was produced as a treatment for hair loss. |