Trump's haircare secret revealed: President's doctor says he takes PROSTATE medicine to stimulate growth of his famous mane
- President Donald Trump's doctor Harold Bornstein claims the president takes a medication which stimulates hair growth
- Trump, 70, reportedly takes a small dose of finasteride
- The drug, sold as Propecia, lowers prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and is used for treating male-pattern hair loss
President Donald Trump's doctor Harold Bornstein claims the president takes a medication which stimulates hair growth.
The president's longtime physician revealed the information about the prostate-related drug and other medications he says Trump takes to The New York Times over several interviews.
Trump, 70, reportedly takes a small dose of finasteride.
The drug, sold as Propecia, lowers prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and is used for treating male-pattern hair loss, the newspaper explained.
President Donald Trump's doctor Harold Bornstein claims the president takes a medication which stimulates hair growth. Trump is pictured in December 2016
Bornstein, the president's longtime physician, revealed the information about the prostate-related drug and other medications he says Trump takes to The New York Times
Bornstein told the Times that he, too, takes the drug, saying it helped him keep his shoulder-length locks and helped Trump keep his own hair.
The doctor said: 'He has all his hair. I have all my hair.'
Finasteride was originally developed to treat urinary problems in men.
Studies showed the drug made prostate glands smaller (relieving urinary problems) by reducing the levels of the hormone dihydrotestosterone in participants.
But during the clinical trials, scientists saw an unexpected side effect - hair growth.
And so in 1997, the FDA approved the steroid inhibitor as the first ever drug to treat male pattern baldness.
Trump also takes antibiotics for rosacea, a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipid levels, and a baby aspirin every day so as to lower heart attack risk, the report said.
The news that Trump takes finasteride explains why his PSA (prostate specific antigen, produced for the cells by the prostate) is so low.
Finasteride reduces PSA levels to reduce swelling of prostate glands.
Men aged 60-69 normally have between 4.0 and 5.0ng/ml. That is higher than younger men since PSA and testosterone levels rise with age.
The number may be lower than usual if a man has prostate cancer or inflammation, causing more PSA to seep into the bloodstream.
Trump's PSA level was 0.15, Bornstein said in two letters he'd written about Trump's health. The first letter came out in December 2015, followed by the other letter in September 2016.
The drug, sold as Propecia, lowers prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and is used for treating male-pattern hair loss. Trump is pictured on Tuesday in this photograph
The level prompted urologists - who weren't linked to Trump - to say he had to have received care for an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer, according to the Times.
Bornstein told the Times that the commander-in-chief hasn't had an enlarged prostate nor prostate cancer, and attributed Trump's PSA level to Propecia.
The White House declined commenting on Bornstein's information and if the gastroenterologist remains the president's doctor, the newspaper wrote.
A White House spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email message seeking comment from DailyMail.com.
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