Propecia: Court let Merck hide secrets about a popular drug's risks

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3. I'm so sorry about your husband.

My heart goes out to both him and you.

Years ago when I thought I was losing hair too quickly I began visiting a website for men who were balding prematurely and there were so many discussions on this topic, with men wondering whether Propecia could be the cause of their lost libido, and others trying to tell them, "No, it couldn't be or otherwise everyone would know about this." Now this comes out. That is one reason I never considered taking it and, luckily, I was not losing my hair, just shedding a lot during a period of stress. But so many men who took this drug way back when it was new KNEW it had this effect but wanted to keep taking it because it might help them. My doctor told me in his opinion the drug did little, but I don't know if it worked for men or not.