People Who Regrew: Long Term Regrowth On finasteride?
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There are a lot of studies that go to around 5-years. I'll try to find some for you:
"Long-term [4 years] finasteride treatment led to sustained improvement in hair weight compared with placebo." 1
"Our results underlined that finasteride 1 mg/day administration produced significant and durable increases in hair growth in men with Androgenetic Alopecia. Presumably, under the influence of finasteride, whose blood concentration is not going to be reduced over time, previously miniaturized scalp hairs continued to become longer, thicker, and more cosmetically significant during 10 years treatment because it is still working as a
selective type, the II 5a-reductase inhibitor. Since miniaturization of scalp hairs in Androgenetic Alopecia develops over a period of many years, it is not surprising that
reversal of this process may also take a number of years. Comparing different age groups, our study underlined that subjects older than 30 years showed a better hair growth in the long term. These findings are in agreement with that of a previous study in men with early-onset Androgenetic Alopecia . Our results showed also that in contrast with what usually observed with other medications, finasteride efficacy is not going to be reduced over time, especially in the older group since it is well known what happen to androgens in that age in men subjects" (2)
" 1553 men with Androgenetic Alopecia received finasteride 1 mg/day or placebo for up to 5 years. Finasteride 1 mg treatment led to a 93% decrease relative to placebo in the 5-year likelihood of developing further visible hair loss (95% CI: 89-97%; p < 0.001). We conclude that, in men with Androgenetic Alopecia, treatment with finasteride 1 mg/day over 5 years led to a marked and sustained decrease in the likelihood of developing further visible hair loss." (3)
"The major disadvantage of using hair loss drugs is that one must continuously use the drug to maintain its benefits. It
is therefore plausible to conclude that as of yet hair loss cannot be cured, rather its progression can be prevented as
long as one uses the drug." (4)
In sum, continued use seems to improve the condition for a lot of men. If you lose hair at a younger age, you are less likely to show improvement(), but if you're like 30 plus and start using this medication you should be golden for a long time to come! But there's always a chance of it not being as effective for you, but most men do benefit from continued use.
1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190962205022759
2) https://www.haargroeispecialist.nl/resources/product-files/files/Finasteride-10-year-follow-up.pdf
3) https://www.jle.com/fr/revues/ejd/e...ndrogen_278087/article.phtml?cle_doc=00043E47
4) https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=sjlcas
"Long-term [4 years] finasteride treatment led to sustained improvement in hair weight compared with placebo." 1
"Our results underlined that finasteride 1 mg/day administration produced significant and durable increases in hair growth in men with Androgenetic Alopecia. Presumably, under the influence of finasteride, whose blood concentration is not going to be reduced over time, previously miniaturized scalp hairs continued to become longer, thicker, and more cosmetically significant during 10 years treatment because it is still working as a
selective type, the II 5a-reductase inhibitor. Since miniaturization of scalp hairs in Androgenetic Alopecia develops over a period of many years, it is not surprising that
reversal of this process may also take a number of years. Comparing different age groups, our study underlined that subjects older than 30 years showed a better hair growth in the long term. These findings are in agreement with that of a previous study in men with early-onset Androgenetic Alopecia . Our results showed also that in contrast with what usually observed with other medications, finasteride efficacy is not going to be reduced over time, especially in the older group since it is well known what happen to androgens in that age in men subjects" (2)
" 1553 men with Androgenetic Alopecia received finasteride 1 mg/day or placebo for up to 5 years. Finasteride 1 mg treatment led to a 93% decrease relative to placebo in the 5-year likelihood of developing further visible hair loss (95% CI: 89-97%; p < 0.001). We conclude that, in men with Androgenetic Alopecia, treatment with finasteride 1 mg/day over 5 years led to a marked and sustained decrease in the likelihood of developing further visible hair loss." (3)
"The major disadvantage of using hair loss drugs is that one must continuously use the drug to maintain its benefits. It
is therefore plausible to conclude that as of yet hair loss cannot be cured, rather its progression can be prevented as
long as one uses the drug." (4)
In sum, continued use seems to improve the condition for a lot of men. If you lose hair at a younger age, you are less likely to show improvement(), but if you're like 30 plus and start using this medication you should be golden for a long time to come! But there's always a chance of it not being as effective for you, but most men do benefit from continued use.
1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190962205022759
2) https://www.haargroeispecialist.nl/resources/product-files/files/Finasteride-10-year-follow-up.pdf
3) https://www.jle.com/fr/revues/ejd/e...ndrogen_278087/article.phtml?cle_doc=00043E47
4) https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=sjlcas
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It makes sense intuitively. Hair never grows or stops growing instantaneously. The process of miniaturization and the reversal of it always comes in phases. This is why people say to measure these treatments in years rather than months and I think they're right.