Are hand preference and sexual orientation possible predicting factors for finasteride adverse effects in male androgenic alopecia?
July 2016
in “Experimental Dermatology”
TLDR Hand preference and sexual orientation may predict finasteride side effects in male hair loss.
The study explores the possibility of hand preference and sexual orientation as predicting factors for adverse effects of finasteride in male androgenic alopecia. Previous studies have shown that compounds that interfere with sexual hormones can decrease sexual activation and response, according to hand preference and sexual orientation. The study suggests that adverse effects of finasteride might be correlated with individual parameters of subjects, such as hand preference and sexual orientation. The study proposes that dermatologists could use these individual parameters in the therapeutic approach of male androgenic alopecia to alert specific subsets of men of the potential increased risk for developing adverse effects to finasteride.
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