PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2001: Re: vaniqa use and results

Re: vaniqa use and results

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:52:11 -0600 (CST)

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Hi, I thought Eflornithine (the ingrediant in Vaniqa) was origanally used for African sleeping sickness only. At least thats what it says at there Website.Then some genious researhcer observed that it slows the grouth of facial hair(lucky for us!).I also looked it up at WEBMD.Com.It effects the DHT receptors in the skin which is a metobolic function of testosterone...it effects people with african sleeping sickness metobolicaly as well it in fact wakes them up.My Doctor told me that the chemical Eflornithine is a testosterone dirivative...meaning that it is made from it(or derived) which makes sense to me because testoserone affects us metabolically. I have not read anywere that it is chemotherapy...although I would like to read more about it.I remember from when my Aunt was sick with cancer chemo was like a poisen to her...poor soul.I dont know if I would want to use something like that on my skin. I have been at several websites looking for exactly what eflornithine actually is all I get is the same answere... used for african sleeping sickness and for reduction of hair growth..the hair does not fall out..it just stops growing while your using it. I wish there was more information on EXACLT what it is chemical wise..is it an antiandrogen?is it testosterone derivative? is it aromatase (which turns androgens to estrogens in the skin)? I wish I knew for sure..I think it is still to knew on the market to really get all the answeres yet. All I know is that it works. I have had Laser tx which was wonderful and using Vaniqa as well now and I am having great results...remember you have to remove the hair in some way before using vaniqa. anon...sorry about my spelling..i'm a typo queen

At Fri, 16 Mar 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:

>Actually, the active ingredient in Vaniqa is a low dose of a drug used
>in chemotherapy (which causes the hair to fall out). Which is why if
>you stop using the cream, the hair comes back (just like chemo).
>
>At Thu, 15 Mar 2001, robyn wrote:
>>
>>At Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Zowie wrote:
>>>
>>>I have a really stupid. If testosterone causes the hair growth, then
>>>how can a cream form of it get rid of it??
>>>
>>I'm not sure about this, but here's my attempt at an explanation. :)
>>
>>Everyone has testosterone in their bodies - in most women, the estrogen
>>and testosterone balance out. That's why some of the women with PCOS
>>don't suffer from the acne, hair growth, or hair loss that the others of
>>us do. We just have an imbalance, and that makes the effects of having
>>it more pronounced. The excess testosterone in our bodies is considered
>>to be "free testosterone". I believe that the testosterone on our
>>scalps is considered to be DHT (or something like that - different from
>>the free testosterone) and the hair follicles react to that, causing
>>hair loss, or lack of hair growth. That's why things like rogaine work
>>- that product removes the DHT from the scalp, thus enabling the hair to
>>regrow or at least stop falling out. I think that this cream is acting
>>almost like a reverse rogaine - it's making the hair stop growing or
>>fall out. And, just like if you stop using rogaine on your scalp your
>>hair will start to fall out again, if you stop using vaniqua on your
>>face, the hair will start to grow again. That's also probably why the
>>cream can cause side effects like acne - the testosterone probably
>>causes it.
>>
>>Again, I am not sure about this at all, but it's my explanation. :)
>>Maybe someone else will know...
>>
>>--
>>Robyn
>>

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