Effect of Finasteride on Hematospermia

The study evaluated the efficacy of finasteride in treating hemospermia, particularly related to prostatitis, involving 46 patients. Results showed that among 35 finasteride-treated patients, those with prostatitis had a 75% success rate, significantly higher than the 31.6% in non-prostatitis patients. In contrast, among 11 non-finasteride patients, success rates were similar between prostatitis (57.1%) and non-prostatitis (50.0%) groups. After excluding sonographically abnormal cases, the success rate in the finasteride-prostatitis group increased to 80%, compared to 25% in the non-prostatitis group. The study concluded that finasteride was more effective in treating prostatitis-related hemospermia, suggesting its potential as a useful treatment, though further research was recommended.