January 2015 in “프로그램북(구 초록집)” Dutasteride is effective and safe for treating common hair loss, and it's more potent than finasteride, leading to better hair growth and thickness.
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April 2002 in “PubMed” Finasteride effectively treats male pattern hair loss without serious side effects.
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January 2010 in “Endocrine Regulations” Taking 1mg of finasteride daily can mildly improve metabolic health and glucose regulation in men with male pattern baldness.
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August 1999 in “Urology” Finasteride improves urinary function in men for 2 years.
February 2020 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Finasteride treatment changes urine metabolites in male pattern baldness patients.
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January 2010 in “Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics” Finasteride's effect on hair loss and prostate enlargement depends on its binding to an enzyme, with maximum impact at 0.2 mg dose.
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August 2012 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Finasteride reduces certain behaviors caused by D1-like receptor agonists but not by D2-like receptor agonists in mice.
January 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” Finasteride helps hair growth.
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August 2002 in “PubMed” Finasteride effectively slowed hair loss and promoted hair growth in Taiwanese men.
January 2005 in “Zhongguo yaowu huaxue zazhi” The new method makes finasteride production cheaper and safer for industry.
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December 1995 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” Accurate method measures finasteride levels in human plasma using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Finasteride improves hair but may reduce sperm quality at higher doses.
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January 2010 in “Endocrine abstracts” May 2023 in “Reactions Weekly” January 2013 in “Reactions Weekly” January 2011 in “Zhongguo xin yao zazhi” A new, safer method to make finasteride from progesterone is effective for industrial use.
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January 2011 in “Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences” Finasteride may decrease semen quality but not harm sperm production, and stopping the drug can improve semen quality; hyperprolactinemia can cause infertility but is treatable with medication.
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December 2007 in “Fertility and Sterility” Stopping finasteride improved sperm counts in two men, reducing the need for fertility treatments.
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June 2003 in “Fertility and Sterility” Finasteride doesn't affect ovulation in normal women.
Finasteride can reduce prostate cancer risk but may delay diagnosis and cause sexual side effects.
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May 2003 in “Mini-reviews in Medicinal Chemistry” New steroidal compounds could be effective for treating conditions related to 5α-reductase enzyme activity.
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August 2005 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” Finasteride causes temporary cell death in BPH tissues.
June 2023 in “Clinica Chimica Acta” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively reduce DHT in hair, which may help evaluate their treatment success for hair loss.
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October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Finasteride may worsen blood sugar control in diabetic patients.
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March 2020 in “Baghdad Science Journal” Finasteride effectively reduces DHT and E2 levels, helping with prostate enlargement.
Long-term finasteride use may affect sperm structure and chromosomes.
Finasteride and dutasteride can harm male reproductive health, affecting sperm and causing sexual dysfunction.
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March 2016 in “The Journal of Urology” Finasteride 1mg linked to diverse symptoms; other treatments improve erectile function in rats.
April 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Chronic use of 1 mg/day finasteride for hair loss may delay prostate cancer diagnosis by lowering PSA levels.
February 2007 in “Journal watch” Low-dose finasteride lowers PSA levels, which can make prostate cancer harder to detect.