Weekly summary - 19th week

It is a normal week for me.
My hairloss is not that much and I would say, seem like a normal man lose their hair of 100 strands per day. But as I said is previous post, my target is not maintain the hair I have now but to regrow the hair in frontal and crown. Sadly, I don't see any obvious sign that there is hair regrow in frontal and also my hair on the crown not even thicker after 4 months.
Besides, I also need to do something of my oily scalp. I plan to find some review of a shampoo and tonic from audace. It is a Germany products that can easily get from pharmacy in Malaysia. The price is also consider reasonable. But I will seek some advice from internet or forum before I used it.

Weekly summary - 18th week

Oh...is 18th week on Propecia now.
This week the hair falls seem reduced especially the frontal hair. May be the small hair has fallen too much last week.
However, I am still waiting some hair regrowth as soon as possible.
Another good news for this week is my libido is a bit increase compare previous weeks. I don't actually know what make the libido back. I have felt my libido has not been so consistent though.

P/S:I welcome you to leave a comment but please avoid using anynomous.Thanks.

Saw Palmetto vs Propecia

I think most of us know what is Propecia and in case you don'y know, please find more information in my blogs. There is another so call an alternative of Propecia, which is Saw Palmetto. Saw palmetto was a popular folk remedy used by Native Americans to treat urinary conditions in men and breast disorders in women.Saw palmetto is also popular as an herbal remedy for a type of hair loss and baldness called androgenic alopecia, or male- and female-pattern baldness.
The main reason a lot of people think Saw Palmetto is less sides effect compare with Propecia is it is a type of herbs. Besides, Saw Palmetto also inhibits the 5 alpha-reductase mediated conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
I therefore do some net research and find that the fact is not that simple.

First, Saw Palmetto has no clinical data of the results of halting hairloss like Merck do on Propecia (although many believe the data is fake)

Second, just like Propecia, it has sides effects too.The most common side effects associated with saw palmetto use are mild stomach pain, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and bad breath. Some men taking saw palmetto have reported erectile dysfunction, breast tenderness or enlargement, and changes in sexual desire.

Third,it shown to block both types of DHT, and this is where all the confusion centers. Just because something can block DHT in a test tube, does not mean it can reduce levels of it in the bloodstream, or stop hair loss.

So, for you that think Saw Palmetto is a good alternative to Propecia, you may need to think twice again. For more information, check the below links:
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/newsletter/article230.htm
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/urology/archive/1478.html

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/qalibrary/f/sawpalmetto.htm