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August 2011 in “Current Medicinal Chemistry” New treatments for enlarged prostate are being developed, some of which may be more effective than current medications.
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September 2015 in “Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders” The document discusses new insights into how hormones affect male sexual health and related conditions.
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Resistance exercise helps improve muscle protein balance disrupted by finasteride.
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August 2012 in “Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” Finasteride can help induce ovulation and lead to a healthy birth in some women.
April 2026 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This study investigates the population-level risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men using finasteride 1 mg for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) by analyzing data from the Epic COSMOS electronic health record network, which includes over 180 US health systems. The research aims to provide insights into the incidence of ED among men with AGA who initiate finasteride treatment compared to those who do not, using aggregate data to describe incidence patterns rather than establish causality. The study highlights the importance of considering cardiometabolic risk factors associated with AGA when interpreting the relationship between finasteride use and ED, given the heterogeneous reports of sexual adverse effects in existing literature.
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January 2000 in “European Urology” Blocking the enzyme that turns testosterone into DHT can safely and effectively treat enlarged prostate.
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October 2020 in “The Egyptian Journal of Histology” Ginseng was more effective than finasteride in treating enlarged prostate in rats.
Finasteride causes reproductive changes in male rats.
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January 2016 in “International Journal of Andrology” Finasteride caused long-term sexual and non-sexual side effects in young men with hair loss.
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March 2017 in “Al-Mi’galaẗ al-sa'udiyaẗ lī-ulum al-ḥayaẗ” Leonuri Herba alkaloids may help treat hormone-induced enlarged prostate in rats.
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July 1983 in “Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” Individuals with this condition often develop male traits and identities at puberty despite being raised as females.
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November 2012 in “Current opinion in urology” Finasteride and dutasteride are equally effective and safe for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia.