What is the effectivness rate in propecia for young men like myself 22 years old..in preventing and possibly regrowing thinning hair. There are no bald spots, hairline is not recessed just thinning in hairline and top. I have spoken to a few docs and we decided that i will get on an oral and then in about 1.5 to teo years we can go with a much more agressive HT. any young guys with results to share? what about avodart? aor should i just stick with propecia? thanks!

Propecia lasted me a good 3-4 years; then a wave of shedding. I had my first ht a 31. Started propecia around 27. The propecia will help but not forever.

There is data on this at the Propecia.com site

Basically (as I remember it) 83% of users maintained their hair count (did not lose any more hair).

66% of users actually increased hair count (showed some regrowth).

Age was not a factor in the study, but reports are that the sooner you get on Propecia, the better. It seems to work better on 'recent' hair loss. Since you are a younger guy, we can probably assume you've started to lose hair recently.

Hopefully you will respond well to Propecia, and it will accomplish your goals, or at least come close enough. The best possible scenario is that Propecia works well enough for you to skip the hair transplant completely. Good luck!

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Originally posted by EastCoast:
Propecia lasted me a good 3-4 years; then a wave of shedding. I had my first ht a 31. Started propecia around 27. The propecia will help but not forever.

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when does propecia stop working?? and what after? is there a stronger med to go on after??