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5-alpha reductase inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, are used for prostate issues, hair loss, and excessive hair growth, may help with COVID-19, but can cause sexual and mental health side effects, and their use in preventing prostate cancer needs more examination.

5-Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors can cause negative side effects.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors increase the risk of sexual dysfunction in patients treating enlarged prostate but not in those treating hair loss.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors slightly reduce urinary symptoms and may lower surgery and acute retention risks in men.

The document concludes that the risk of sexual side effects from 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors is low and often temporary, but more research is needed on potential permanent effects.

Some patients on anti-TNF drugs experience a type of hair loss called TAIAPA.

Men with hair loss who take a certain type of medication may experience fewer COVID-19 symptoms.

Alpha-hydroxy acids, like glycolic acid, safely improve skin issues and work on all skin types.

Hair lotions with 17 alpha-estradiol can reduce hair loss but won't regrow new hair.

A man developed excessive hair growth after treatment with interferon-alpha and ribavirin for hepatitis C.

5 alpha-reductase inhibitors like finasteride may lower prostate cancer risk and improve cancer screening.

A woman developed white patches on her skin and curly hair after hepatitis C treatment, likely due to the medication interferon alpha.

Men on 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors might have worse COVID-19 outcomes.

Spironolactone works well for acne and hirsutism, isotretinoin is very effective for acne and may have antiandrogenic effects, and 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors should be considered antiandrogens.

Finasteride, a drug that changes testosterone to a different hormone, was studied and its effects over time were modeled successfully.

Taking 5 alpha reductase inhibitor medication slightly increases the risk of depression, especially as you get older.

Beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol might help prevent hair loss by blocking a specific enzyme.

Minoxidil 2% is more effective for female hair loss, but botanicals have fewer side effects.

Dutasteride is more effective than Finasteride in reducing prostate size and PSA levels, but both drugs have similar side effects.

RORA may help regulate hair growth by affecting hair follicle stem cells.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors may help protect the brain and gut in Parkinson's disease.

Finasteride harms Daphnia magna's reproduction, growth, and metabolism.

The herbal extract is as effective and safe as 3% minoxidil for treating hair loss.

5-alpha-reductase inhibitors lower PSA density but higher PSA density indicates disease progression.

Finasteride and dutasteride are effective in treating male hair loss but can cause sexual side effects and birth defects.

5-Alpha-Reductase inhibitors might help slow down hair loss in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia but are not a primary treatment and need more research.

Prescriptions for 5-alpha reductase inhibitors dropped significantly after the FDA's safety warning, especially for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Integrin alpha-6 and p63 proteins may play a role in hair loss and are important for hair growth and maintenance.

Vitamin E affects liver metabolism, enhancing stress resistance, reducing blood clotting, and altering hormone processing.