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Britannia

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Dave001 said:
trentender said:
Dave001 said:
SE-freak said:
Now I would like to know what you think, Dave.

Progression of Androgenetic Alopecia is usually halted when androgen activity in the hair follicle is sufficiently reduced.

Wishful f**king thinking?
Ever hear of drug tolerence?

Difficulty saying "f*****g"? ;)

As far as my statement being wishful thinking, all I can do is refer you to the studies. I'm afraid I can't cure your ineducability, though.

May I refer you to Mercks studies which showed Propecia may lose effectiveness at the 2 year mark?
 

SE-freak

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trentender said:
Dave001 said:
trentender said:
Dave001 said:
SE-freak said:
Now I would like to know what you think, Dave.

Progression of Androgenetic Alopecia is usually halted when androgen activity in the hair follicle is sufficiently reduced.

Wishful f**king thinking?
Ever hear of drug tolerence?

Difficulty saying "f****ing"? ;)

As far as my statement being wishful thinking, all I can do is refer you to the studies. I'm afraid I can't cure your ineducability, though.

May I refer you to Mercks studies which showed Propecia may lose effectiveness at the 5 year mark?

I would like you to refer me, yes.
 

Dave001

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trentender said:
May I refer you to Mercks studies which showed Propecia may lose effectiveness at the 5 year mark?

Do you mean the one concluding that "[t]reatment with finasteride led to durable improvements in scalp hair over five years"? It's already been discussed ad nauseam. Finasteride monotherapy is not an optimal treatment, anyway.

Long-term maintenance is a realistic goal. Regrowth is more variable.
 

Dave001

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SE-freak said:
trentender said:
May I refer you to Mercks studies which showed Propecia may lose effectiveness at the 5 year mark?

I would like you to refer me, yes.

Suspicious that Merck would publish studies with a negative spin on their own drug? :wink:
 

SE-freak

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I have no in depth knowledge of the merck study trentender is refering to, but I believe that the 5 year mark is just the maximum timeline studied and not the "start of the fall".

If I am wrong I would like to be informed of being so- I think this is crucial.
 

Britannia

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Sorry I said 5 year mark on the above posts, I meant 2 year mark.

SE - Freak, I was referring to the Propecia vs Placebo hair count difference over 5 years use. The results showed that after year 2 hair count in the Propecia group began to fall steadily after 2 years towards the 5 year mark where the test was ceased.
http://www.propecia.com/finasteride/pro ... veness.jsp

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