The original Propecia studies done by Merck in the 90s showed that 83% of men using it at the very least stopped losing their hair, but if you look at the details you see that a ton of men dropped out. The men receiving Propecia only numbered over 500 at the start of the trial but 5 years later at the conclusion of the trial more than half had quit.
Why?!? These guys were desperate enough to stop their balding that they allowed themselves to be used as a guinea pig to test a then experimental drug. The only reasons I can't think of is A) side effects or B) it didn't work.
I've spent months going over stories and anecdotally it seems finasteride has a 50/50 success rate. I've ignored that and trusted the science, but when you realize that around half the men taking part in the "science" quit, suddenly the study and the anecdotes match up much better.
I know finasteride is not snake oil, but perhaps did Merck massage the numbers by discounting men who quit due to no results or side effects?
Why?!? These guys were desperate enough to stop their balding that they allowed themselves to be used as a guinea pig to test a then experimental drug. The only reasons I can't think of is A) side effects or B) it didn't work.
I've spent months going over stories and anecdotally it seems finasteride has a 50/50 success rate. I've ignored that and trusted the science, but when you realize that around half the men taking part in the "science" quit, suddenly the study and the anecdotes match up much better.
I know finasteride is not snake oil, but perhaps did Merck massage the numbers by discounting men who quit due to no results or side effects?