March 2011 in “European Urology Supplements” The document concludes that a new biosensor can efficiently detect prostate cancer cells and that standardized referrals help find significant cancers effectively.
54 citations
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October 2019 in “Cochrane library” This study found low- to very low-quality evidence suggesting that several pharmacological treatments, including alpha blockers and antibiotics, may reduce prostatitis symptoms without significantly increasing adverse events in the short term, although more rigorous trials are needed.
August 2012 in “Pharmaceutical Medicine” The document concludes that various medications and treatments can have significant, sometimes adverse, effects on health outcomes.
October 2013 in “The Journal of Urology” This editorial discusses the potential progression of voiding symptoms over time in men, focusing on benign prostatic hyperplasia, but reports no new research findings.
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June 2021 in “Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry” This study found that females exposed to high cumulative doses of cyproterone acetate had a 6–20 fold increased risk of developing meningiomas compared to those on lower doses.
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August 2019 This study found that elevated free testosterone levels may reduce body fat and increase bone density in males, but also raise the risk of prostate cancer, hair loss, and benign prostate hyperplasia.
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July 2021 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This study found significant differences in gene expression, particularly in androgen receptor activity, between men with post-finasteride syndrome and healthy controls, suggesting a potential biological basis for the syndrome.
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February 2019 in “Journal of pharmacological sciences” This study found that Bazhengsan significantly reduced inflammation and hyperplasia in male rats with nonbacterial prostatitis, indicating potential as a treatment for chronic prostatitis.
August 2012 in “Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège)” This case report found that a dog's progressive alopecia and prostatitis were caused by ingesting a transdermal estradiol cream, emphasizing the need to identify exogenous estrogen sources during evaluation.
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February 2004 in “Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology” Finasteride doesn't raise acute pancreatitis risk.
May 2022 in “The FASEB Journal” This experimental study suggests that finasteride may reduce Lymphocyte Specific Protein 1 gene expression through methylation in human Leydig cells, potentially offering a pathway for treating Neutrophil Actin Dysfunction.
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January 2002 in “European Urology Supplements” Tamsulosin works faster, but both drugs have similar effects after 6 months.
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August 2025 in “Cureus” In this study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Teaching Hospital in Pakistan, researchers found that preoperative use of finasteride significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss and shortened hospital stay for benign prostatic hyperplasia patients undergoing bipolar TURP, compared to those not receiving finasteride.
March 2021 in “AACE clinical case reports” This case study reports a rare combination of primary hyperparathyroidism with Klinefelter syndrome in a 44-year-old male, highlighting an unusual KS mosaicism with a mild phenotype.
April 2006 in “The Journal of Urology” This study investigates the potential influence of genetic variations in the 5α-reductase type 2 gene on the effectiveness of finasteride treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, but it reports no new clinical results.
April 2017 in “Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease” This study found that 20% of children initially diagnosed with premature pubarche were later identified with other conditions like central puberty precox or congenital adrenal hyperplasia during follow-up, emphasizing the importance of ongoing differential diagnosis.
This abstract provides a directed acyclic graph of the association between chest hair amount and prostate cancer, highlighting variables and potential confounders, but it reports no new research findings.
April 2010 in “Nature Reviews Urology” 3 citations
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January 2021 in “Andrology” This study found that low androgen levels in rat penile endothelial cells were associated with a decrease in eNOS-expressing extracellular vesicles and reduced nitric oxide production.
July 2004 in “Current Urology Reports”
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November 2022 in “British Journal of Cancer” This study found that men with a cutaneous melanoma diagnosis had an increased risk of subsequently being diagnosed with prostate cancer compared to those without melanoma.
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July 2009 in “BJU international” This review examines the pharmacological properties and potential clinical benefits of 5α‐reductase inhibition in prostate cancer but reports no new research findings.
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January 2007 in “Archives of Andrology” This study reported that semen quality improved in three young men after discontinuing long-term finasteride use, although meiotic abnormalities persisted.
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March 1999 in “Comparative Haematology International” This study found that chronic administration of testosterone in mice induced an elevated EPO secretion response, possibly mediated through DHT, without affecting baseline EPO levels.
January 2017 in “Clinical pharmacist” Long use of finasteride and dutasteride can cause long-term erection problems.
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February 2013 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” In this article, Irwig reported that sexual side effects of finasteride persist in 96% of patients even after stopping the medication, raising concerns about potential permanence.
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January 2019 in “Pharmaceutical biology” This study found that Lespedeza cuneata aqueous extract reduced serum dihydrotestosterone levels and 5α-reductase mRNA expression in testosterone-induced prostatic hyperplasia in rats, suggesting potential as a treatment for prostatic hyperplasia.
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August 2011 in “The World Journal of Men s Health” This study concluded that administering 5-alpha reductase inhibitors before photoselective vaporization of the prostate increased hemoglobin change, lasing time, and energy required during the procedure compared to controls.
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April 2019 in “Journal of Internal Medicine” Men using steroids or finasteride to look more attractive may harm their fertility and sexual function, creating a paradox where they seem fit but may be less able to reproduce.