Finasteride Use During Pregnancy and Early Neonatal Outcome: A Case Report

    June 2018 in “ International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy ”
    Doua AlSaad, Ben Lee, Sawsan Al-Obaidly
    Studysummary In this case report, maternal use of finasteride during early pregnancy was not associated with external genitalia abnormalities in a male infant, but the findings are limited to one case and broader safety conclusions cannot be drawn.
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