Finasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia Is Not Associated with Sexual Dysfunction: A Survey-Based, Single-Centre, Controlled Study

    March 2019 in “ Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Robert Haber, Anik Gupta, Elisabeth Epstein … K. J. Foley
    Studysummary This study found that finasteride use was not associated with sexual dysfunction in men with androgenetic alopecia, consistent with other large survey-based controlled studies.
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