Dutasteride and finasteride are two popular 5alpha-reductase inhibitors that are used to treat BPH
We have received many reports of PFS-like
The more common side effects that can occur with dutasteride include: trouble getting or keeping an erection
Dosage Interactions What is dutasteride? Dutasteride is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate
Finasteride is an FDA-approved pharmacologic agent for treating benign prostate hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) in men
The study involved 576
After documenting the first-ever link, albeit observational, between finasteride and lower cholesterol in men, Amengual got doctoral student Donald Molina Chaves to
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Finasteride is used to treat men who have symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern hair loss, also called androgenetic alopecia
The 5–alpha-reductase inhibitors, which include dutasteride (Avodart) and finasteride (Proscar, generic), act directly on the prostate
2% which suggests that Dutasteride is a much more consistent drug for hair loss
In 2007, a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded study with 99 healthy men with normal sperm parameters compared the use of finasteride at a dose of 5 mg, dutasteride 0
8, 9 Type 2 5α reductase is the predominant isoform in normal prostate and in BPH tissues
Men being treated with dutasteride or finasteride should have a new PSA baseline established after 6 months of treatment
In the first week of adding dut and RU my shedding stopped completely
Case reports describe persistent erectile dysfunction (PED) associated with exposure to 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs)
Dutasteride and finasteride are inhibitors of steroid 5 alpha-reductase
So after being on Finasteride for 10 years I got greedy and thought I should switch to Dutasteride since everyone says it's stronger and there's that study that shows it was more effective
More common side effects
5 mg demonstrated superiority to finasteride 5 mg at 12 and 24 weeks; however, androgen-related adverse effects may also occur more frequently with dutasteride due to its potency Olsen 2006
, finasteride and dutasteride), approved for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia
Both finasteride and dutasteride inhibit the conversion of testosterone to DHT, which reduces the prostate volume by 20%–30% after 12 months of treatment