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Question

I have been suffering from hair loss for the last three years.

Most doctors say that it is hereditary and some doctors say that it is due to fungal infection.

I want to know how to stop the thinning and loss of hair and how to re-grow it if I can.

Answer

I haven’t examined you but the vast majority of cases of hair loss are due to what’s called ‘Male Pattern Frontal Baldness’. This is principally due to hereditary factors – plus the effect of your natural male hormones.

It isn’t very likely that your hair loss is due to fungal infection – especially as you’ve had anti-fungal treatment, presumably without result.

At present, there is only one way to stop male frontal baldness from progressing and that is to use the drug minoxidil. It is quite expensive, and I cannot guarantee that it will help, but you can buy it in the UK.

I still think it would be sensible to get this checked with your Westminster Trichologist before you start on the treatment.

Yours sincerely

The Medical Team

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Athletes Still Angry Despite Lifting Of Propecia Ban

While the news that the hair loss drug Propecia will be removed from the list of banned substances has been received with a cheer from most professional athletes, many of them say that they are still angry that the hair loss drug was ever part of the World Anti Doping Agency regulations in the first place.

For example the professional tennis player Mark Nielsen from New Zealand who has dropped hugely in world ranking as a result of being banned for two years is still smarting from what he feels was an incredibly unfair decision. The fact that the active ingredient of the hair loss drug Propecia namely finasteride has now been shown to not interfere or mask the use of anabolic steroids means that his ban was completely in vain.

Many other male professional athletes have tested positive for using Propecia over the last few years including the Brazilian soccer legend Romario, the Italian golfer Alessandro Pissilli, Zach Lund the skeleton racer and Mariano Hood a rival tennis player of Mark Nielsen from Argentina.

These athletes who have been banned say that not only did they have extensive media coverage on the embarrassing issue of their hair loss but they have also been made out to have been “cheating” in their respective sport which has cast a shadow over their reputations. They also complain about the huge amount of money they have spent on legal fees and loss of earnings from not being able to participate in their respective sports.

On the other side of the argument people will argue that despite the drug having no performance enhancing effect, professional sportsman should take it upon themselves to make sure they know what drugs they can and cannot take, and if they had checked they would’ve known that Propecia could not be used.

At Ukmedix News we know that some male athletes faced with a choice of taking a risk in order to maintain a full head of hair are prepared to take that step. It is estimated that for every male athlete who was caught using the Propecia drug there are many more who got away with it and who have therefore reaped the benefits of the drug.

Propecia is statistically the most effective drug to deal with male pattern baldness and is used by millions of men all over the world. The drug company Merck that makes the Propecia hair loss drug has welcomed the news that finasteride has been taken off the WADA list of banned substances.

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HairMax LaserComb Awarded FDA Approval for Hair Loss

The HairMax LaserComb has recently been awarded FDA approval as a treatment for male hair loss. This is grounbreaking news – we have been saying for over 2 years that this excellent device deserved FDA approval and they have finally got it!

After years of extensive research and clinical studies in hair growth this convenient, hand-held laser device is now clinically proven to promote hair growth in males with androgenetic alopecia! Are you female? Then don’t worry, it works for you too! We are just waiting for confirmation from the FDA that the HairMax LaserComb is also cleared for female hair loss – watch this space!

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