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Is It Time For Men To Stop Using Propecia For Hair Loss?

Or What Is Better Than Propecia?

Stop and Regrow is better than propecia for treating hair loss and regrowing thin hair

Propecia® was launched in 1997 as the very first oral medication to stop hair loss by blocking production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It does so through the active ingredient Finasteride.

There are several known problems that exist when using Propecia as a hair loss medication, lets take a look at each one:


Propecia only works for a short period of time.

It works for just a few hours a day (its half-life is 6 hours). What does that mean for you, the guy looking to put a stop to hair loss once and for all? It means that your hormones are out of control! You’ll experience some awful mood swings that can lead to other unwanted side effects.

Since 1997, other hair loss solutions have been created specifically to overcome Propecia's shortcomings and therefore work for far longer. Stop & Regrow, the latest hair loss product on the market, has a half-life of 28 DAYS.

That means it works all-day round without disrupting the delicate balance between your body’s hormones. No emotional outbursts or negative side effects!

Propecia does a poor job of actually blocking DHT production.

The only effective hair loss medications work by blocking DHT receptors in your body that DHT binds to. If DHT can’t bind to the receptors, hair loss can’t take place.

Propecia only blocks 1 out of 3 types of DHT receptors. That means hair loss is STILL taking place while you are using the medication. This combined with the short half life means that Propecia is about 60% effective at stopping DHT from thinning your hair.

Compare that to Stop & Regrow, which boasts a more targeted DHT regulation. The Stop & Regrow program is able to block all three receptors with a personalized dose that limits your DHT production to just the right amount for you based on your unique hormone balance.

Even if you combine Propecia with a hair transplant, it STILL wouldn’t be as effective as Stop & Regrow (not to mention far more expensive and time-consuming)!


Propecia is not customized to the individual.

Like millions of Big Pharma medications out there, the exact same dose of Propecia is given to people who have different heights, weights and biochemistry. This means that men who want to stop hair loss for good can take the recommended dose of Propecia every day, and experience nasty side effects for no good reason! While for other's their dose may be insufficient to even reduce DHT by the 60% it is rated at.

Stop & Regrow fixes this problem by using ‘precision medicine’ dosing – you get the RIGHT dose based on your individual biochemistry and size. You don’t use Joe’s dose or Alex’s dose. Instead, you take the dose that is specifically catered towards YOU!


Propecia doesn’t help you grow your hair.

Propecia is incapable of growing new hair or re-growing your old hair, and that’s assuming you stop hair loss altogether.

What’s the point of having a half-grown bed of hair if you can’t grow any hair back to fill it out and give you that dashingly handsome appearance?!

Stop & Regrow fixes this common problem seen in 99% of hair loss medications by using superior, FDA-approved active ingredients that accelerate hair growth AND prevents hair loss at the same time.


Wait, wait, wait…what is Stop & Regrow?

Stop & Regrow is the world’s most effective and safest solution for hair loss AND hair growth.

By providing a dose based on your individual biochemistry and hormonal profile instead of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, you get an approach that works just for you.

It also avoids the use of preservatives, harsh chemicals, or any inactive ingredients that either (a) don’t do anything for hair loss and/or hair growth, and (b) lead to some awful side effects that make you stop using the medication.

Better ingredients, better medicine, better outcomes. Maximum hair growth and minimum hair loss.

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