Pharmacovigilance Analysis of Reports of Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Finasteride Use: Implications for the Post-Finasteride Syndrome

    April 2022 in “ The Journal of Sexual Medicine ”
    Duong Nguyen, P. Herzog, Eugene B. Cone … Naeem Bhojani
    Studysummary This study found significant signals of sexual dysfunction associated with finasteride use, particularly in younger patients treated for alopecia, though confounding factors may partly contribute to reported cases.
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