Finasteride-Associated Male Infertility

    December 2010 in “ Fertility and Sterility ”
    Koji Chiba, Kohei Yamaguchi, Fuping Li … Masato Fujisawa
    Studysummary In this case report, a male patient's semen parameters improved after discontinuing a 1-mg dose of finasteride, suggesting that stopping the medication may benefit infertile men with previous sperm production issues.
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    Research cited in this study 5

    1. Effect of 1-Mg Dose of Finasteride on Spermatogenesis and Pregnancy International Journal of Andrology · 2010
    2. Propecia-Induced Spermatogenic Failure: A Report of Two Cases Fertility and Sterility · 2007
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