In this observational study, dutasteride treatment was associated with statistically significant stabilization of frontal fibrosing alopecia compared to other systemic therapies, with a dose-dependent effect observed across the frontal and bilateral temporal hairlines.
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January 2020 in “Yonsei Medical Journal” This case report suggests that dutasteride may be a potential cause of cerebral venous thrombosis, as observed in a 25-year-old male presenting with headache and diplopia that improved after discontinuing the drug.
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December 2019 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This study found that metabolic syndrome negatively affected the response to intradermal dutasteride injection in female pattern hair loss, with participants showing reduced terminal hair and increased vellus hair compared to those without the syndrome.
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January 2011 in “Clinical medicine insights” The authors concluded that dutasteride is effective and generally safe for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia and may reduce prostate cancer risk.
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February 2007 in “PubMed” This study found that patients on dutasteride had $20.50 lower monthly medical costs compared to those on finasteride.
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August 2025 in “Daehan saengsik uihak hoeji/Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine” BMI should be considered in future research on dutasteride's effects on fertility.
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September 2024 in “African Journal of Urology” This study found that dutasteride improved maximum urinary flow rate more effectively than finasteride when used in combination therapy with tamsulosin for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia over six months.
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July 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review concludes that oral dutasteride has the highest evidence level for stabilizing frontal fibrosing alopecia and should be used as a first-line treatment until more randomized controlled trials are conducted.
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March 2023 in “Scientific Reports” This cohort study found no overall increased risk of suicidal behaviors with finasteride versus dutasteride in men aged 50 and older, but suggested potential risk for those with a history of mood disorders.
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October 2022 in “Iet Nanobiotechnology” This study explored a new dutasteride nanocarrier for alopecia therapy, concluding that ingredient concentration is key to achieving the optimal particle size, stability, and skin permeation for extended drug release.
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August 2022 in “Biomedicines” This review assesses the potential of dutasteride as a promising treatment for ALS due to its reported neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects, but emphasizes that clinical studies are needed for confirmation.
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August 2022 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” In this study, the authors reported that oral dutasteride at 0.5 mg/day showed a probable greater efficacy in treating male androgenetic alopecia compared to finasteride and minoxidil, but it may cause sexual dysfunction and neuropsychiatric side effects.
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January 2022 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this South Korean retrospective study, dutasteride improved hair growth more effectively than finasteride in men with androgenic alopecia, and had a similar or possibly lower rate of adverse events, suggesting it as a viable treatment option.
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June 2021 in “Singapore Medical Journal” This study suggests that type I 5-alpha reductase may also play a role in hair growth, with dutasteride potentially being more potent than finasteride in modulating key hair growth gene expressions.
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January 2021 in “Acta Cirurgica Brasileira” This study found that both finasteride and dutasteride led to morphological and functional kidney damage in rats, with more severe effects observed in the dutasteride group.
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November 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, oral dutasteride treatment for at least 12 months was associated with either stabilization or improvement of male-pattern hair loss in the majority of patients.
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October 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study observed that males with androgenetic alopecia using dutasteride showed significantly improved COVID-19 outcomes, including shorter duration of symptoms and viral shedding, compared to those not using it and non-AGA males.
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June 2020 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses emerging therapies for androgenetic alopecia, including topical finasteride, oral minoxidil, and intradermal dutasteride, and reports no clinical results; the authors highlight changes in treatment approaches.
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August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dutasteride and minoxidil mesotherapy effectively treats hair loss with minimal side effects.
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July 2017 in “The Journal of Urology” In this study, low dose finasteride or dutasteride treatment was found to reduce prostate specific antigen levels in men with androgenetic alopecia, though levels sometimes remained stable or increased in those with low baseline PSA.
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April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The research concluded that in men with androgenetic alopecia, dutasteride was more effective than finasteride at increasing hair count after 24 weeks, with similar side effect profiles.
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June 2015 in “Cancer” This study reported a significant association between severe teenage acne and an increased risk of melanoma, potentially linked to androgen levels, though causation cannot be confirmed.
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January 2012 in “Daehan namseong gwahag hoeji” This study found that dutasteride was more effective than finasteride in reducing total prostate volume and PSA levels and improving symptoms in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia.
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January 2011 in “Brunel University Research Archive (BURA) (Brunel University London)” This study suggests that dutasteride does not present a significant risk to wild fish populations at typical environmental concentrations, but its notable bioaccumulation requires further investigation.
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November 2010 in “Anticancer Research” This study concluded that both finasteride and dutasteride therapies significantly increased chromogranin A serum levels in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, suggesting an activation of neuroendocrine differentiation.
August 2026 in “Asclepius International Journal of Scientific Health Science” In this systematic review, dutasteride may be more effective than finasteride for hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia, but the comparative magnitude of this effect is highly uncertain.
July 2026 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” In this randomized trial of Iranian men with moderate to severe androgenetic alopecia, researchers found that both finasteride and dutasteride improved hair density over 24 weeks, with dutasteride showing stronger PSA reduction but similar safety to finasteride.
This review concluded that 5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride and dutasteride offer limited additional feminising effects in hormone therapy for transfeminine individuals, with the clearest use being androgenetic alopecia treatment; more research is needed for other potential benefits.
June 2026 in “Preprints.org” This study found that in healthy young men, oral minoxidil at 5 mg/day led to increased carotid intima-media thickness and vascular aging, suggesting potential cardiovascular side effects at higher doses. A dose-dependent effect was observed, while dutasteride displayed a favorable vascular profile without significant changes.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review concludes that finasteride and dutasteride are the most evidence-supported oral treatments for androgenetic alopecia, with dutasteride offering slightly greater hair count improvements and both affected by genetic response modifiers.