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Dutasteride more effective for hair growth, but has more side effects than finasteride.

Dutasteride and finasteride do not significantly affect bone density, blood fats, or blood production, but slightly lower PSA levels and minimally impact sexual function in healthy young men.

Finasteride reduces hair loss and treats BPH without major hormone changes, but may cause sexual dysfunction.

Finasteride effectively treats male pattern hair loss with a 1 mg daily dose.

Finasteride effectively treats male hair loss, improving growth and density.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and baldness, but may cause limited urinary improvement and sex-related side effects.

Low-dose finasteride effectively reduces hirsutism without serious side-effects.

MK-386 and finasteride together effectively reduce DHT levels, potentially treating acne and male pattern baldness.

Oral finasteride works better than topical minoxidil for hair growth, both are safe.

Low-dose finasteride effectively treats hirsutism, is safe, and cost-effective.

Using finasteride or dutasteride may cause long-lasting erectile dysfunction.

Long-term finasteride use doesn't change bone density or metabolism.

Finasteride affects urinary steroid profiles and can potentially hide steroid abuse in sports drug testing.

Finasteride effectively lowers specific hormone levels, helping monitor treatment progress.

Finasteride doesn't affect oral testosterone undecanoate, and high DHT levels may cause acne, prostate issues, and hair loss.

Low-dose finasteride and dutasteride reduce PSA levels by 27.8% in men with male androgenetic alopecia.

Flutamide reduces hair growth better but has more side effects.

Oral finasteride and dutasteride may negatively affect erectile function in rats.

Finasteride and dutasteride are effective for long-term treatment of enlarged prostates but have sexual side effects and a risk of high-grade prostate cancer.

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

Men using hair loss drugs like finasteride may experience sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction, but it's unclear who will be affected and when. Treating depression and sexual symptoms is suggested, as these men often have higher rates of both. More research is needed to understand why these side effects occur.

Finasteride, when taken daily, lowers dihydrotestosterone levels but doesn't noticeably affect adrenal steroid production, except by blocking the 5 alpha-reductase enzyme.

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.

Some patients taking finasteride or dutasteride may have ongoing sexual problems and depression even after stopping the medication.

Dutasteride more effectively lowers DHT levels in men with enlarged prostates than finasteride.

5α-reductase inhibitors increase the risk of sexual dysfunction, especially in men with enlarged prostate.

5-α-reductase inhibitors reduce prostate cancer risk but may cause sexual dysfunction and don't affect high-grade tumor or death rates.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors slightly increase the risk of sexual and mood side effects, and breast growth in men.

The document concludes that sexual and psychiatric side effects from 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are reported, but more high-quality research is needed to understand how often they occur.

5-alpha-reductase inhibitors may cause a low incidence of erectile dysfunction that decreases over time.