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September 2015 in “BJUI” Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia are more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those without it.
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July 2013 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Testing for CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene is not currently recommended for managing hypogonadism.
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March 2010 in “Cancer epidemiology” Men who start losing hair at age 30 may have a lower risk of prostate cancer.
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July 1993 in “Pharmacotherapy” Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and baldness, but may cause limited urinary improvement and sex-related side effects.
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May 1984 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia may be caused by changes in how the body processes male hormones.
21 citations
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April 1998 in “Urology” Finasteride effectively treats BPH and hair loss but may cause sexual side effects.
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July 2015 in “Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety” Hormone therapy for prostate cancer can increase heart risks, especially in men with heart conditions.
15 citations
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July 2016 in “Urologic Clinics of North America” Finasteride and dutasteride are effective for long-term treatment of enlarged prostates but have sexual side effects and a risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
15 citations
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January 2010 in “Reproduction, Fertility and Development” A certain gene variant may increase the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese women.
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November 2008 in “Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology” Finasteride helps treat prostate issues and may prevent prostate cancer in high-risk men.
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February 2003 in “European Urology Supplements” Dutasteride reduces DHT more effectively than finasteride.
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February 2022 in “Biomolecules” Drinking a lot of alcohol increases the risk of prostate cancer and can worsen the condition.
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August 2011 in “Journal of Medicinal Food” D-004 may be a natural alternative to finasteride for treating enlarged prostate and male baldness.
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January 2016 in “British Journal of Cancer” Men with certain types of baldness at age 45 may have a higher risk of colon cancer and colorectal adenoma.
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September 2020 in “African Journal of Urology” Prostate size varies by ethnic group, age, residence, and blood glucose, but not by body measurements or fat.
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September 1997 in “Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases” Finasteride 5 mg effectively reduces urinary symptoms and PSA levels in men with enlarged prostates, with few sexual side effects.
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April 2021 in “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation” Higher DHT levels are linked to fewer hypogonadism symptoms in men with normal testosterone levels.
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July 2019 in “Applied statistics/Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C, Applied statistics” Case-only trees and random forests improve predictions of treatment effects in clinical trials.
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August 2022 in “Veterinary medicine and science” The main prostate diseases in dogs are benign growth, infections, and cancer, with various treatments ranging from drugs to surgery, but cancer treatments have limited success.
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January 2020 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” Higher testosterone and DHT levels are linked to hair loss in men, but not to prostate cancer risk.
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Finasteride's effects on prostate cancer are not clear from this text.
September 2010 in “European Urology Supplements” PSA testing is a reliable method for detecting prostate cancer, and opioids may lower PSA levels, but triglycerides don't affect prostate cancer risk.
September 2010 in “European Urology Supplements” Higher urethral PSA levels after prostate removal surgery may be linked to more hair loss and higher PSA levels post-surgery.