TRANSLATION TO ENGLISH
I was asked to do a more complete translation of this news segment so here it is, you might need to watch the video again to follow:
*** Edited for grammar and consistency, by Mew:
Nicholas speaking in english:
“It was like there was no connection between the brain and the penis, it was just like a piece of skin and that was it, there was nothing… and that’s when I started to worry about things.”
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“4 years ago Nick discovered the prescription drug propecia on the Internet, where it is marketed as a unique solution to male pattern baldness. The pills contain the active ingredient Finasteride, which affects the body’s hormonal balance in a way that stops hair from falling out.”
Tommy Ringart, Chief of Information, Merck, Sharp & Dhome (MSD):
“Well in 9 out of 10 men who take Propecia you can say that the balding process stops… and in 2 out of 3 men we also see regrowth, so it works well.”
Nicholas speaking english, anwsering questions from reporter.
“The good side of the drug in doing what it was supposed to do, I thought it was amazing… I was really amazed with the results. So yea, I guess it’s easy to get lost in that.”
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“But was it worth it?”
Nicholas speaking english, anwsering questions from reporter.
“No, NO WAY… no, if I could go back now, no… I’d NEVER touch that stuff.”
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“After 5 months, Nicholas stopped taking Propecia because he discovered he had become impotent. Today, 4 years later, he still has erection problems. Now, established Swedish scientists warn young men from taking these kind of products.”
Jan Åke Gustavsson, Professor at Karolinska Institutet:
“I think that one should avoid medications that require prolonged use, as this could result in having affected hormones for years… this could have effects that have not been understood before” (he’s talking about taking medications for years and thus having affected hormones, he’s not saying he KNOWS it will affect hormones for years after discontinuation).
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“According to the pharmaceutical company MSD, about half a million people are taking propecia and about 3,000 of these are found in Sweden.”
Tommy Ringart, Chief of Information, MSD:
"The most common side effects are reduced libido, erection problems and reduced semen quantity. But these are side effects that rarely occur in an estimated 1 out of a 100 or 1 out of a 1000 people. These are also side effects that will subside if one continue to use Propecia and if this is not the case, then they will subside when one quits Propecia.
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“And this u can guarantee?”
Tommy Ringart, Chief of Information, MSD:
“That is what our clinical studies… that is what our studies say.”
Ullrik Kvist, Chief Doctor of Center of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Sweden:
“Obviously there are several cases where one has not returned to normal ability in terms of erection or completely restored libido after stopping Propecia, so this can not be guaranteed, because we don’t know the mechanisms.”
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“Could it be that such side effects do not dissapear after discontinuing the drug?”
Tommy Ringart, Chief of Information, MSD:
“Well in a single case it might be so, but if we look at the total gathered statistics, then we can see that this is not the case.”
Sara Bull, SVT.SE Reporter:
“But Nicholas is far from alone to testify of persisting side effects. On the Internet, we find a forum for men who have more or less persisting side effects induced by Propecia. It speaks about erectile dysfunction, pain in the testicles, depression and breast enlargement. The forum has more than a thousand users and Nicholas is one of them.”
Nicholas talking in english.
“I just can’t understand how something like that can be available to the public, when it does such bad things… you know, it was pretty devastating when it first hit me what had happened, you know… and all the guys that are going through this problem must feel the same way… uhm, you know I was very close to just wanting it all to end…”
END OF VIDEO.
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