Dutasteride effectively treats benignprostaticobstruction, improves urinary flow, reduces prostate size, and may prevent prostate cancer, but can cause sexual side effects.
September 2022 in “Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia”
Prostate surgery is often effective long-term, but some patients may need more treatment or another surgery, especially if they had prostatitis before.
Dutasteride may cause chronic infertility by reducing semen volume and motility, with concerns about irreversible prostate fibrosis. Users consider switching to finasteride or using treatments like minoxidil and microneedling, weighing hair preservation against fertility.
Finasteride is used for hair loss, with mixed reports of no side effects and claims of long-term negative effects known as Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS). The conversation debates the existence and causes of PFS, with differing opinions on whether it is psychological or real.
Access to minoxidil and finasteride in prison is unlikely unless prescribed for medical conditions like hypertension or benignprostatic hyperplasia. Cosmetic treatments are generally not provided in prison.
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) might have evolved to reduce prostate cancer risk by increasing UV exposure to the scalp, but this theory is debated. Treatments like minoxidil and finasteride are used for AGA, though the exact causes and evolutionary reasons for hair loss are unclear.