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Post Date: May 20, 2008 at 8:32 am PT
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May 20 2008, 8:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs

My question is if Propecia blocks DHT, does it block 100% of DHT?

Thanks.

No. Propecia (finasteride 1mg) blocks around 60-70% of DHT at the hair level. The varying numbers depend on the source.

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Derek - May 21st, 2008 at 9:02 am

why not block 100% Is it that we don’t have the technology yet or what?

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