Generic Propecia treats Male Pattern Baldness

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Generic Propecia treats Male Pattern Baldness
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Generic Propecia Information

• Generic Propecia (generic name Finasteride) is a
  drug used for the treatment of male pattern
  baldness and, under the Proscar brand, enlarged
  prostates.
• Generic Propecia is produced by the
  pharmaceutical company Merck. It is the biggest
  brand for the drug named finasteride but there
  are other generic brand names for this compound.
  You can buy generic propecia online from online
  pharmacy.

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How does Generic Propecia work to treat male
pattern baldness?

• Generic Propecia main ingredient is a chemical
  that inhibits the enzyme type II 5a-reductase.
  This enzyme converts the male sex hormone
  testosterone into dihydrodeoxycorticosterone
  (DHT). Male pattern baldness occurs when there is
  too much DHT in the scalp. Normal hair production
  and maintenance processes are disrupted, and the
  scalp slows down hair production or, in many
  cases, stops production altogether. The culprit,
  in this process, is DHT. Finasteride (Propecia)
  helps increase the scalp's hair levels or reduces
  hair loss by actively blocking the production of
  DHT.

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Generic Propecia Effectiveness

• Generic Propecia looks to be a really effective
  drug if you consider the remarkable difference
  between the results experienced by the control
  group compared to the ones experienced by the
  test group.
• According to studies, Finasteride is only
  effective as long as the patient continues to
  take it. If you decide to stop using Generic
  Propecia, you may again experience hair loss
  after about six months to a year. Unfortunately,
  you will also lose the hair that you have gained
  during the active treatment period, and hair loss
  is again reactivated.If you do make use of
  Generic Propecia, you will experience that it is
  most effective on particular parts of your scalp.
  You will find the best hair growth on the crown
  of your head, though the medication is really
  designed to restore hair and stop hair loss not
  only at the crown areas, but also at the
  hairline.

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How does Finasteride block DHT production?

• The male sex hormone testosterone is produced
  mostly in the male's testes and adrenal glands.
  Testosterone binds to a liver-produced protein
  called SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin). By
  preventing testosterone from being metabolized by
  the body, SHBG enables testosterone to be
  transported to the body's cells. In certain parts
  of the male body, primarily the prostate, skin,
  and scalp, testosterone is turned into a more
  potent form called 5a-dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
  This conversion is made possible by 5a-reductase,
  an enzyme. DHT is an amplified and more powerful
  version of testosterone since it has triple to
  ten times the potency of testosterone as measured
  by androgen reception. DHT is made in the
  following areas of the body prostate, hair
  follicles, skin, and testicles. DHT is easier to
  absorb that testosterone. In short, 5a-reductase
  is crucial to boosting the male body's DHT
  levels. DHT causes baldness because hair
  follicles are very sensitive to DHT. Hair
  follicles respond to elevated DHT levels by
  shrinking. As a result, they produce less and
  less hair or thinner hair. Given sustained and
  prolonged high levels of DHT, hair follicles stop
  producing hair. Similarly, high levels of DHT in
  the prostate can lead to prostate enlargement.
• Finasteride binds with 5a-reductase so it doesn't
  convert as much testosterone into DHT.Since
  Finasteride effectively 'mops up' 5a-reductase so
  there are less of this enzyme in the blood
  stream, the body's overall levels of DHT drops.
  Lower DHT levels in the scalp and prostate
  reduces or even eliminates these tissues'
  reactions to elevated DHT levels. As mentioned
  above, the scalp's reaction to DHT is to shrink
  follicles. The prostate, on the other hand,
  expands due to increased DHT.
• By keeping DHT levels in check, Finasteride
  enables regular follicle growth and keeps the
  prostate from enlarging.

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How was finasteride discovered?

• In the mid-70s, a conference presentation by
  Cornell's Julianne Imperato-McGinley showed a
  link between lower levels of DHT and 5a-reductase
  and smaller prostates and the absence of male
  pattern baldness. Merck's head of research read
  the presentation notes and went to work on
  developing a compound that can lower DHT and
  5a-reductase in order to treat enlarged
  prostates. The resulting drug, Finasteride,
  gained FDA approval for benign prostatic
  hyperplasia in 1992 and male pattern baldness in
  1997.