Men's Fitness still plugging Propecia

General Discussion Media & Awareness
#1

mensfitness.com/gear/fashion … -hair-loss

How it works: “Propecia can prevent hair loss, and has the added bonus of helping to keep prostate size down and preventing cancer,” says Dr. Halaas. “Men can start taking it at a young age and can be on it fairly long-term. There is a two-percent risk of sexual problems, but that should go away the second you stop taking it.”

#2

Unbelievable. This is the same magazine that, just last year, posted this full story of the potential for persistent sie effects.

Makes me sick.

menshealth.com/health/hair-raising-effect

#3

Men’s Health is different from Men’s Fitness.

#4

Thanks, SA.

Everyone, the author of this story…

mensfitness.com/gear/fashion … -hair-loss

…is Holly C. Corbett.

Please email her editor at: editors@mensfitness.com

And be sure to cc the doctor she quoted, Yael Halaas, at info@drhalaas.com

As always, every voice counts, so don’t assume someone else will do this. We need as many of you as possible to voice your concern to the editor and to Dr. Halaas.

Thanks.

#5

Maybe in the next month’s issue they can run an article on the Italian Neurosteroid/finasteride study and findings. Such bullshit.

btw- does anyone know why the neurosteroid study cant be found on google scholar and why no news organization has run with it yet?

#6

ok its in Google Scholar. Now how do we get more mediat attention?

#7

Good call … My bad.

#8

Dr Yael Halass is a cosmetic surgeon ffs.

#9

This is an old article though published 3 years ago

#10

Yes, the article is a few years old. But Mens’s Fitness magazine just re-tweeted it yesterday.

So let’s use that as an opportunity to politely educate the editor and doctor.

It seems that many members of the media will in fact take note of the growing awareness of PFS, particularly when they learn that major medical institutions like Brigham and Women’s Hospital are studying the condition. And they will revise their reporting accordingly, perhaps with a mention of the Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation or whatever.

So step one will always be an effort to politely educate the media, as well as the medical community.

But we still have a long way to go in that front.