35 citations,
January 2002 in “Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology” Finasteride reduces prostate bleeding by affecting blood vessel growth.
34 citations,
May 2007 in “Neuroscience” Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal severity in male mice but increases it in female mice.
32 citations,
July 1999 in “Fertility and Sterility” Finasteride and flutamide both reduce hair growth, but finasteride has fewer side effects.
29 citations,
July 2004 in “Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior” Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal effects, especially in female mice.
29 citations,
February 1996 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” New method detects finasteride in plasma quickly and accurately without clean-up.
29 citations,
May 2010 in “Annals of Pharmacotherapy” Finasteride may help some women with hair loss, but better options exist.
27 citations,
May 2015 in “Neuropharmacology” Dutasteride protects dopamine neurons in Parkinson's mice, but Finasteride doesn't.
26 citations,
August 2014 in “PubMed” Testosterone improves mood and thinking skills; finasteride has no effect.
26 citations,
June 2010 in “Acta Pharmaceutica” Methods accurately measure tamsulosin hydrochloride and finasteride in combined dosages.
25 citations,
May 2012 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Finasteride reduces corpus cavernosum weight but doesn't affect erectile response in rats.
25 citations,
April 2006 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Finasteride lowers scalp and blood DHT levels, potentially treating male-pattern baldness.
24 citations,
November 2009 in “Pharmaceutical Development and Technology” Transcutol P best increases Finasteride absorption for hair loss treatment.
23 citations,
January 2007 in “Archives of Andrology” Finasteride may negatively affect male fertility.
23 citations,
July 2003 in “Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior” Finasteride blocks progesterone's effect on absence seizures in rats.
23 citations,
December 1995 in “Archives of Dermatology” Combination therapy improves hair growth in advanced hair loss.
22 citations,
December 2010 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Finasteride may increase depression by reducing brain cell growth.
22 citations,
September 1994 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” Finasteride reduces dihydrotestosterone, increases testosterone, and may treat hirsutism in women.
21 citations,
June 2005 in “Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research” Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal severity and anxiety in mice, but may increase withdrawal severity in some cases.
21 citations,
April 1998 in “Urology” Finasteride effectively treats BPH and hair loss but may cause sexual side effects.
20 citations,
June 2015 in “Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation” Finasteride worsens erectile dysfunction and lowers testosterone in men with enlarged prostates, unlike tamsulosin.
15 citations,
January 2018 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Finasteride and dutasteride increase sexual dysfunction risk by 1.57 times in male hair loss treatment.
13 citations,
December 2013 in “Chemistry Central Journal” Sunlight exposure increases drug toxicity; amber glass best for protection.
12 citations,
July 2020 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” Iron oxide nanoparticles improve skin penetration and drug release for hair loss treatment.
12 citations,
March 1995 in “Journal of the American Chemical Society” Finasteride modifies 5-alpha-reductases through a two-step process, affecting inhibitor potency and possibly causing side effects.
10 citations,
January 2019 in “in Vivo” Finasteride boosts stem cell signals for hair growth.
10 citations,
October 2010 in “International Journal of Andrology” Finasteride doesn't affect oral testosterone undecanoate, and high DHT levels may cause acne, prostate issues, and hair loss.
10 citations,
March 1999 in “Comparative Haematology International” Androgens increase EPO production, finasteride doesn't significantly impact it.
8 citations,
March 2020 in “Metabolites” Finasteride treatment changes urine metabolomics and steroid signatures, potentially monitoring effectiveness but may cause sexual side effects.
8 citations,
July 2019 in “Endocrine connections” Finasteride affects SRD5A2 gene pattern, possibly causing lasting side effects.
8 citations,
January 2018 in “PubMed” Smaller finasteride particles increase effectiveness in treating hair loss.