Prince William could be using propecia

Prince William is concerned about his thinning hair Poor old Prince William! At Ukmedix News we have written before about his male pattern baldness which is affecting him at an unusually young age of only 25. According to UK news reports it appears that he is finally trying to do something about it and has sent aides who work for him in London to a Harley Street clinic that specialises in male pattern baldness.

While the reports cannot be conclusively confirmed and were denied by a spokesman from Clarence House it is almost certain that Prince William is concerned about his thinning hair and it is extremely unlikely that he has done nothing about it.

The news reports in the United Kingdom said that Prince William had been inquiring about the hair loss drug Propecia and at a glance he would seem to be a perfect candidate for that medication. Propecia is the most successful hair loss medication and is known to help around 80 percent of men with their pattern baldness.

It is bad enough that you suffer from male pattern baldness but for Prince William each time he loses a little bit more hair there is massive speculation in the press which can only add to his anxiety and worry about his hair loss.

Male pattern baldness is not actually an illness but purely a harmless and normal genetic condition however the fact that it causes such distress, anxiety and depression to many men means that it can be classified as something that needs treatment in order to ensure the well being of the patient.

Not everyone sympathises with Prince William as they say he hardly has a bad lot in life being born as an heir to the throne of England, Scotland and Wales and that he lives a life of gilded luxury and privilege. However there is no saying or knowing how Prince William’s confidence will be affected by his hair loss and how he feels about rampant press speculation every time his hair loss is reported.

At Ukmedix News we wish Prince William the best of luck in regrowing his hair with Propecia and hope that the treatment is successful.

Good News For Propecia Users

a blood test which would evaluate the risk of them developing prostate cancerA research project done which looked at the incidences of cancer of the prostrate in Swedish men saw that a combination of five specific genes greatly increased the likelihood of them suffering from the disease. The researchers said that along with a family history of suffering from prostate cancer almost 50 percent of cases could be foretold by this gene testing beforehand.

Obviously it would be extremely beneficial for doctors and patients if they could know for sure that in the future prostate cancer was going to develop because affirmative action could be taken to prevent it. This could mean that in the future men would be given a simple blood test which would evaluate the risk of them developing prostate cancer. This means that they could be given regular checks and actually offered preventative treatment to stop the prostate cancer forming in the first place.

Interestingly the finasteride drug which is the active compound in the hair loss drug Propecia is seen to be effective in preventing the prostate cancer disease forming. In testing it has been shown that regular use of Propecia (even though it is for hair loss) can reduce the likelihood of suffering from prostate cancer in the future.

Dr Teri Manolio working at the National Human Genome Research Institute in America said that his genetic research could be used to develop a simple gene test that would very accurately predict the risk of cancer of the prostate which could lead to far better survival and recovery rates. The research was done by doctors at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and they also took advice from the Johns Hopkins University based in Baltimore as well as the Karolinska Institute based in Stockholm, Sweden.

This research is likely to encourage more study in the area and could interest large pharmaceutical companies who would see a considerable financial gain to be made as cancer of the prostate is the most common form of cancer in American men.

Good News For Propecia Users

the Southwest Oncology Group looked at more than 17,000 menThe good news for men using the hair loss drug Propecia made by the pharmaceutical company Merck is that following ongoing testing over seven years it is clear that the medication is extremely unlikely to make men suffer from erectile dysfunction. The active ingredient of the Propecia drug is finasteride and it is also used to treat men who suffer from cancer of the prostate. In fact its original application was for this illness and it was only noted that at a later stage that men who used it suffered less from male pattern baldness and that it could even reverse the effects of the genetic condition.

The research that was done by the Southwest Oncology Group looked at more than 17,000 men who were over the age of 50 and who were regular users of the finasteride drug. The dose that men get to treat cancer of the prostate is a much larger does than is used for men who suffer from male pattern baldness, and it was seen that those men using the finasteride did not report more erectile dysfunction than those men given a placebo tablet over the years.

At Ukmedix News we have two observations to make regarding the purported link between erectile dysfunction as a side effect and the Propecia hair loss drug. Firstly over a certain time the body adjusts to the finasteride in the system and any slight erectile function difficulties are likely to go away. If you are using the Propecia drug and it is affecting your erectile function only slightly you should give it a bit of time and it should go away naturally on its own.

Secondly those men overly concerned that Propecia may have an effect on their erectile function may suffer from a psychological lack of confidence due to using the drug which could materialise in performance anxiety in the bedroom. Men should be aware that only in 1% of cases were any difficulties with erectile function encountered and many of these could be entirely unconnected to the use of the Propecia drug.