Propecia is a medication developed by Merck & Co Inc for the treatment of mild to moderate hair loss in men. The medication, which is available on-line through www.ukmedix.com was developed for use by men only and is entirely unsuitable for use by women.

Hair loss in men may first be noticed with hair on the pillow in the morning, excessive amounts of hair in the comb or brush, but more likely a receding hairline or thinning of the hair on the vertex or top of the head. Propecia was developed to halt and in most cases reverse this problem, but there is insufficient evidence at present, to show that Propecia works for receding hairlines at the temples.

Hair loss in men can be due to a number of factors. The most common is heredity and can be inherited from either your mother’s side of the family, or your father’s. The inherited problems are connected with a substance called dihydrotestosterone or DHT. Propecia was developed to counteract the effects of DHT. Men with male pattern hair loss have elevated levels of DHT in their balding scalp and it is this substance that can shrink the hair follicle until it is no longer able to produce a visible hair. Taking regular and controlled amounts of Propecia blocks the enzyme which produces DHT and this in turn reduces the amount present in the hair follicles.

Clinical studies have shown that around 20% of men taking regular controlled doses of Propecia grew moderate to heavy amounts of hair after one year. Another 30% showed significant, though less cosmetically apparent growth, but in all cases the numbers increased after taking Propecia for two years. Propecia appeared to work best on men losing the hair from the top of their head, and to a lesser extent, on frontal hair loss.

It is not only Propecia’s ability to grow new hair that has interested doctors. Evidence shows that taking regular doses of Propecia will slow down, or stop men from losing what hair they have, which is good news, at least for a time.