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Hey y'all.
I haven't been around here in quite some time but I continue to try to maintain my hair which has been a battle.
I'm 24 years old and in the past few years, I've been experiencing a level of thinning hair. I'm a # 2 on the Norwood Hair Loss Scale which is to say that I have the typical widows peak and am thinning a bit at the crown. Visibly, it's not too noticeable but over the past 2-3 years, my hair has reduced signifigantly in volume and the texture of my hair has changed as well as it is much thinner and far more brittle, which allows it to tangle easily.
I've been looking into possible solutions and have found a product called "Procerin" which contains Saw Palmetto and blocks the transformation of testosterone into DHT. It's an all natural supplement and supposedely doesn't have the sexual side effects that some experience with Propecia.
Supposedely, not only does it stop hair loss but there's a high success rate of signifigant hair regrowth among 18-40 year olds.
I was just wondering if anybody has heard of Procerin or has used and and can possibly tell me something about it?
Procerin
Propecia works by blocking the transformation of free testosterone into DHT. It has been studied in depth. I would be hesitant to use something that has not gone through specific testing.
The following is from Wikipedia:
Antiandrogens block DHT already produced and present in the blood stream from binding with hair follicles. Their specificity varies greatly from specific antiandrogens such as finasteride which inhibit the conversion of testosterone to DHT by interfering with 5-alpha-reductase to more broad spectrum antiandrogens (fluconazole, spironolactone, etc.) which can have serious side effects including gynecomastia. Ketoconazole, (often sold as Nizoral Shampoo) and Neutrogena T-Gel have been clinically shown to have antiandrogen properties[citation needed] and are prescribed by medical professionals or available over the counter depending on the product, concentration and country.
[edit] Finasteride
Main article: Finasteride
Finasteride, marketed as the brand-name drug Propecia, belongs to a class of drugs called aza-steroids. It is a "DHT inhibitor" that is FDA approved to inhibit production of DHT through the entire body. It accomplishes this by blocking the production of 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of free testosterone to DHT. Finasteride is taken orally and has a reported 29-68% success rate (vs. 17-45% in patients receiving a placebo). It is effective only for as long as it is taken; the hair gained or maintained is lost within 6-12 months of ceasing therapy (Rossi, 2004). In clinical studies, finasteride, like minoxodil, was shown to work on both the crown area and the hairline,[2] but is most successful in the crown area.