10 citations
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June 2001 in “PubMed” Finasteride is effective in growing hair and stopping hair loss in men with mild to moderate alopecia.
184 citations
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January 2000 in “European Urology” Blocking the enzyme that turns testosterone into DHT can safely and effectively treat enlarged prostate.
May 2015 in “Hair transplant forum international” Finasteride safety data in trials may be underreported or misrepresented.
January 2002 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Finasteride effectively treats hair loss in Chinese men with minimal side effects.
August 2012 in “Pharmaceutical Medicine” The document concludes that various medications and treatments can have significant, sometimes adverse, effects on health outcomes.
September 2019 in “Hair transplant forum international” Using finasteride may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction.
50 citations
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December 1999 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Finasteride improves hidradenitis suppurativa but not for child-bearing women.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review” Glyphaea brevis and Monodora myristica can protect against finasteride's harmful effects on blood and oxidative stress in male rats.
February 2022 in “Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences” Taking 2.5mg of finasteride daily can effectively improve hair loss in 62% of women, especially those pre-menopause or with less severe hair loss.
January 2010 in “CommonKnowledge Research Repository (Pacific University Oregon)” Finasteride can't be recommended for cancer prevention due to concerns about high-grade cancer risk.
39 citations
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January 2012 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Finasteride may cause sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction, but they are reversible and affect less than 2% of men.
March 2005 in “Current Prostate Reports” 2 citations
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July 2021 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Gene expression differences in PFS patients suggest a potential organic cause for symptoms.
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April 2020 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Dutasteride works better than finasteride for hair loss, with both being safe to use.
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January 2000 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” 14 citations
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January 2003 in “Actas Urológicas Españolas” Finasteride effectively reduces symptoms of enlarged prostate with minimal side effects.
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August 2012 in “Thermochimica Acta” Finasteride's two forms have different stability based on temperature and pressure.
11 citations
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October 1994 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” Finasteride increases hair growth, prolongs hair cycle, and lowers dihydrotestosterone levels.
2 citations
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December 2004 in “PubMed” January 2014 in “Journal of Central South University(Science and Technology)” PPCM microspheres can effectively release finasteride over 42 days.
2 citations
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October 2017 in “Drug safety - case reports” Finasteride for hair loss may cause painless bleeding in urine and semen.
37 citations
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January 2009 in “Sexual Development” Fadrozole and Finasteride change frog sex ratios and cause intersex animals with altered gene expressions.
4 citations
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September 1994 in “Xenobiotica” Finasteride metabolism varies by age, sex, and P450 inducers, with males processing it faster.
December 2023 in “Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews” The document suggests using trazodone and clomiphene to treat sexual dysfunction caused by post-finasteride syndrome.
May 2011 in “MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri)” Finasteride at 1 mg daily doesn't help hair loss in postmenopausal women and has similar side effects to a placebo.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss, with dutasteride showing slightly better results.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Finasteride and dutasteride effectively treat hair loss, with dutasteride showing slightly better results.
23 citations
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February 2014 in “Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology” Low-dose finasteride reduces excessive hair growth in teenage girls safely and affordably.
September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Finasteride may help reduce opioid use.
July 1997 in “The Lancet” Finasteride increased hair count and regrowth in men with hair loss but also caused more sexual side effects than placebo.