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Should I Be Concerned About Reported Sexual Side Effects Of Using Finasteride (Propecia©)?

Hair Doc Blog Should I Be Concerned About Reported Sexual Side Effects Of Using Finasteride (Propecia©)?

On April 29th, 2011, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery published findings regarding the use of finasteride (Propecia©) and claims of persistent sexual side effects from a number of younger men. This report states in no uncertain terms that:

“there is no evidence-based data substantiating the link between finasteride and persistent sexual side effects in numerous double blinded, placebo controlled studies…”. Link to complete article at the ISHRS web site:
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Task Force on Finasteride Adverse Event Controversies

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