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RU
58841 is a very powerful topical anti-androgen originally
developed by the Roussel Corporation of France.
One of the major problems with oral anti-androgens such as
Spironolactone and Flutamide is that while they are good for
hair loss, they can cause all sorts of problems related to
having low androgens in your body, such as loss of muscle,
increased fat, loss of sex drive, gyno, etc.
RU
58841 has been shown in animal studies to be extremely powerful
as a topical anti-androgen with no systematic side effects.
RU
58841 was bought by the Aventis Drug company and it was scheduled
to undergo testing as a hair loss drug. Unfortunately in 1999
the scheduled trials for alopecia were discontinued and Aventis
has not shown an interest in bringing the drug to market.
This
turn of events has created some frustration for hair loss
sufferers and there have been a few reports of people having
it custom made for them. This is not a simple process and
can cost in excess of $20,000 for a small batch. We were recently
contacted by someone who claimed to have gained access to
a supply of this drug at great expense and had decided to
start using it.
We
have decided to follow his progress since this is the first
time it has ever been documented in humans. We do not encourage
taking this drug since it has not been approved or tested
in humans. The individual, who we will call "John",
has undertaken this course of action of his own free will
and we are documenting his experiences for scientific purposes
only.
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We
were contacted by a person claiming to have gained access
to a source of RU 58841 and was using it for treating his
hair loss. We were interested in tracking his progress and
he gave us permission to display his pictures and story on
this site. He will be supplying us with updated information
about his progress as time goes on.
Photographs
showing effects of topical RU 58841 on hair regrowth in the
bald frontal scalps of the stumptailed macaques.
