WOW, This is amazing. Right on Doctor! You are a godsend! I will report ASAP! Hope to hear from you soon. God bless us all! ~Boston
All,
[b]Dr. Irwig emailed me and gave permission to post the study info (first post of this thread) and attachment on any and all websites.
Please spread the word about this important initiative as far and wide as possible, in order to get enough participants for the study.[/b]
You might want to advise people to add info@propeciahelp.com to their safe list. Your notice about the research study ended up in my spam folder.
I am glad the study is going on, at least it is a step in the right direction.
Folks, I participated in the survey, it was painless, and truly under a half hour.
This study is part of the movement to publish what we all know, so that when we go to doctors, they can no longer deny that Finasteride caused serious lasting side effects.
Without us winning the PR battle, so to speak, the funding for research, the shitstorm that Merck deserves, the impetus to create innovative treatments, and the prevention of further prescribing of this drug by doctors cannot occur.
I urge you, don’t think in the short-term, don’t not participate just because this isn’t some experimental cure study. Stuff we do or do not do now will affect the rate at which this issue is publicized and then acted upon by the FDA and scientific community.
Those of you that correspond with others on the board, urge your “pen pals” to take a few minutes and contribute. It can only help our collective cause.
Thank you Mew for making a big deal out of what deserves to be a big deal.
i cant participate due to a medicinal exclusion, but I truly thank all of you others who due. PLEASE PLEASE participate so a fix to our horrific situation can be found.
I will send in a consent form ASAP
I think you will have a lot better luck finding participants if you include those who have suffered severe negative mental side effects like brain fog. Honestly I don’t know how my body would function sexually if I had not taken finesteride. I didn’t start being sexually active until after I took it! I imagine most guys first became sexually active around 18 as well.
Guys dont wait and procrastinate to do this…I signed the consent form, filled out and questionaire, scanned it in my Computer and emailed it to dr. irwig all within 15 minutes…It’s very simple, so PLEASE JUST DO IT.
Some of us have been living with this condition for YEARS and YEARS(almost 8 years for me). I want to get better. If you don’t take action, you will regret it.
I have just emailed the study with my signed consent form…taking the first step to fixing this problem!
Have sent in my consent form and everybody else should as well.
Hopefully brings something positive.
I am scheduled for a phone call this weekend. It was pretty easy. Sorry for taking as long as I did, Mew. I work very long hours (to keep my mind off of being sick from fin, mostly) and pretty much just come home just to walk straight into my bed.
I am really interested in the study but I have some difficults to make the way easier. I am not speak with the fluency the relation with the docs needs, so the 30 minutes interview will possibly be a nightmare to us. If all my health and life information has to be made writing emails only, my participation can be done.
On the other hand, I don’t know how to send my name to him. I have not the doctor email adress so I can’t send my consent back. Please can someone of you help me. Thanks
If the requirments didn’t exclude me, I’d have it done in a second. With 1500 registers users, there’s really no reason we can’t fullfill the study parameters.
Send to:
Email: propeciastudy@gmail.com
FAX: 202-741-2490
MAIL: Dr. Irwig
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW # ACC 3-416
Washington DC 20037
Dr., the form explicitly states: DO NOT SIGN AFTER EXPIRATION DATE OF: 3/12/11
Briefly, I had always been a guy that had plenty of sexual capability - propecia changed that! The friend that recommended propecia called me one day a few years later claiming he had the same problem - He was still taking propecia. . . The stuff can kill a man’s penis. . .
Therefore, I stand by.
Huh? What is the point of this post? It reads like a spam message.
That’s BS - has nothing to do with spam - I shared a bit about propecia and I also stated that the form has an expiration date - WT_F - do you want people to participate then moderate and assist otherwise, I’ll go away forever.
Hm ok. The message of your post is confusing.
Yes, the form has an expiration date – in 2011.
You then relay a story about someone taking Finasteride who wound up with same problems (ok, understood).
You then state “Therefore, I stand by.”
What does this mean? Are you saying you aren’t submitting the form because of the expiry date, or something else? Your post is very cryptic.
Would I qualify even if I was 16 when I took it?
Im thinking thats a no, but if so someone contact my private message box.
you do not qualify because you have to be at least 18. Sorry man…hang in there and keep visiting this site and see if you cant travel to see one of the doctors who seem to know about this problem. I live in DC but am planning to travel to wherever Dr Crisler is.