Act Fast

Written by Stuart Stevens | Friday, 16 May 2008

One of the most important things about dealing with the male pattern baldness is that you identify the problem and that you take immediate steps to try and slow its progress. Hair loss experts say that by the time you have started to notice that your hair is becoming thin you have already lost up to 50 percent of your hair follicles.

We have noticed at Ukmedix News that many people who take Propecia do not look like they are losing their hair at all. In fact those men who started using Propecia as soon as their hair loss became evident to them often say that when they tell people they are using the hair loss drug the reply is “but you are not losing your hair”.

Researchers at Merck who produce the hair loss drug Propecia say that the drug is much more effective when it is taken when hair loss just begins to be noticed men. Unfortunately many men go into denial when they start to lose their hair and thus put off getting a prescription for the drug until the hair loss is becoming a serious worry for them.

If you can see that there is male pattern baldness in many different members of your family it is likely that you will also start to experience it at a certain age and therefore you should be ready for its onset and immediately speak to a doctor when it becomes apparent. The sooner you deal with the problem the more likely you are to cure it.

In America a test has even been developed by scientists so that you can predict your future male pattern baldness. The test which is produced by a company called HairDX analyzes a cheek swab and can be used by both men and women to predict the likelihood of future hair loss.

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