Suppression of Spermatogenesis with Desogestrel and Testosterone Pellets Is Not Enhanced by Addition of Finasteride

January 2001 in “ PubMed ”

D. Kinniburgh, R. Rox Anderson, D. T. Baird

Studysummary In this randomized study of male contraceptive regimens, adding finasteride did not significantly enhance spermatogenesis suppression compared to the control group.

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