Hair Loss Medication for Men

There are no fool proofed hair loss treatments but there are medications and topical solutions that worked and are still working for many sufferers. Some of which are listed in this article.

But since the needs of males are by nature, different from that of the females, it is just proper to provide specific hair loss treatments for both sexes. Therefore, we divide this post into two sections: this post has the men's treatments and the next post I will discus the women's treatments.

Men's Hair Loss Treatments

For the past several years, advancements on the technologies used in male hair loss prevention have taken even longer strides, thus producing surgical hair restoration for replacing lost hair and two FDA approved medications for hair loss namely Propecia and Minoxidil.

Propecia – Originally intended for enlarged prostate gland treatment, Propecia has made history by becoming the very first drug that could actually help men with androgenic alopecia. It works by preventing the DHT or dihydrotestosterone from miniaturizing the hair follicles which then makes the scalp bald.

Minoxidil – If Propecia is to androgenic alopecia, Minoxidil is for male-pattern baldness treatment. It was originally administered to high blood patients. However intriguing side effects such as hair growth on the cheeks, chin and sometime seven the forehead moved the researchers to divert the use of the pill for hair restoration and air loss prevention.