Finasteride as a Model for Personalized Medicine

    October 2017 in “ Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences ”
    Ion G. Motofei, David L. Rowland, Ioana Paunica, Octavian C. Tănăsescu, Petrisor Banu, Stana Paunica
    TLDR Finasteride treatment should be personalized to individual mental profiles.
    The paper discussed the controversial side effects of Finasteride, noting that while some studies reported minor and temporary adverse effects, others indicated persistent issues known as post-Finasteride syndrome. The authors proposed that these inconsistent findings could be due to differences in study designs, particularly whether patients were informed about potential side effects beforehand. They also suggested that individual differences in brain structure and neuromodulation could lead to varied mental impairments and responses to the drug. The conclusion emphasized the need for a personalized medical approach, tailoring therapeutic strategies to individual mental profiles, which could enhance understanding in fields like psychology, psychiatry, and sexuality.
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