The best person to talk to about male pattern hair loss is your doctor.
If you stop taking PROPECIA, you will likely lose the hair you gained with 12 months of stopping treatment.
True. Although results may vary, generally you will not be able to grow back all the hair you have lost. Learn more about staying on PROPECIA.
When to Expect Results
You will need to take PROPECIA for as long as you want to grow or maintain your hair. It's important to stick with PROPECIA for at least 12 months to judge how well it's working for you.
After 2 years of treatment:
99% of men had visible results (growth or no further hair loss).a
- 66% had hair growth
- 33% had no further hair loss
- 1% had a visible decrease of hair
After 5 years of treatment:
90% of men had visible results (growth or no further hair loss).b
- 48% (134 of 279) had hair regrowth with PROPECIA
- 42% (117 of 279) had no further hair loss with PROPECIA
- 10% (28 of 279) had a visible decrease of hair
a--Based on a 24 month study of 535 men taking PROPECIA.
b--In the same study after 5 years of treatment with PROPECIA among 279 men. Results based on global photographic assessment of the top of the head by an independent panel of dermatologists.
Stick with it to see results.
Although some men notice a difference in as little as 3 months of starting treatment with PROPECIA, most men have to use PROPECIA for at least 6 months before seeing visible results.
PROPECIA can work over the long term only if you continue taking it. If you stop taking PROPECIA, you will likely lose any hair you have gained within 12 months of stopping treatment.
Important Information About PROPECIA
PROPECIA was developed to treat mild to moderate male pattern hair loss on the vertex (top of head) and anterior mid-scalp area (middle front of head) in MEN ONLY. There is not sufficient evidence that PROPECIA works for receding hairlines at the temples.
PROPECIA is for the treatment of male pattern hair loss in MEN ONLY and should NOT be used by women or children.
Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROPECIA and should not handle crushed or broken PROPECIA tablets because the active ingredient may cause abnormalities of a male baby’s sex organs. If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROPECIA, a doctor should be consulted. PROPECIA tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed.
In clinical studies for PROPECIA, a small number of men experienced certain sexual side effects, such as less desire for sex, difficulty in achieving an erection, or a decrease in the amount of semen. Each of these side effects occurred in less than 2% of men and went away in men who stopped taking PROPECIA because of them.
You may need to take PROPECIA daily for 3 months or more before you see a benefit from taking PROPECIA. If PROPECIA has not worked for you within 12 months, further treatment is unlikely to be of benefit.
PROPECIA can only work over the long term if you continue taking it. If you stop taking PROPECIA, you will likely lose any hair you have gained within 12 months of stopping treatment.
Although results will vary, generally you will not be able to grow back all the hair you have lost.
Know the facts. PROPECIA is available by prescription only, so the best thing to do is talk with your doctor.
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