Androgenic Alopecia: The Risk–Benefit Ratio of Finasteride

    April 2018 in “ Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences ”
    David L. Rowland, Ion G. Motofei, Ioana Paunica … Vlad Denis Constantin
    Studysummary This narrative review discusses the ongoing concerns about the adverse effects of finasteride in treating androgenetic alopecia, which some reports indicate may be irreversible even after stopping the drug, but it does not report new clinical results.
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