Here is an excerpt from a 2013 article appearing in Journal of Sexual Medicine titled “Neuroactive steroid levels are modified in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of post-finasteride patients showing persistent sexual side effects and anxious/depressive symptomatology.”:

“Observations performed in a subset of subjects treated with finasteride (an inhibitor of the enzyme 5α-reductase) for…

In the September 2012 edition of Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, medical researcher MS Irwig published a study titled “Depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts among former users of finasteride with persistent sexual side effects.”, illustrating one dimension of the truly devastating effects of Propecia (finasteride 1mg, for hair loss) and Proscar (finasteride 5mg…

An article published in the April, 2014 edition of Journal of Sexual Medicine by M. Gacci et al. titled “Impact of Medical Treatments for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Ejaculatory Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” provides additional support for finasteride’s link to sexual dysfunction.  Finasteride is…

In 2005, an article titled “Sexual dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).” appearing in the medical journal European Urology, provided further evidence of scholarly knowledge of the link between finasteride and sexual dysfunction long before warning labels for the drug were updated.

Finasteride is the…

An article published in a 2005 edition of Comprehensive Therapy titled “Noninvasive management of lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia in the primary care setting.” makes an important note of the connection between finasteride and sexual side effects.  Finasteride is the active chemical in Proscar, a…

Finasteride is a chemical in a larger class called 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, and is the active chemical in the hair loss drug Propecia (finasteride 1mg), and the benign prostatic hyperplasia drug Proscar (finasteride 5mg).  Recently, a number of scientific studies have demonstrated that finasteride use is linked to adverse sexual effects including erectile …

A 2010 article published in Archives of Dermatology by JM Mella et al. titled “Efficacy and safety of finasteride therapy for androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review.” further demonstrates that finasteride use is linked to sexual side effects.  Finasteride is the active chemical in Alopecia, the BPH drug Proscar, the hair loss drug Propecia…

An article published in the May, 2012 edition of Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Prostate, Baldness Drugs Linked to Sexual Dysfunction” provides important insight into the link that Proscar (finasteride 5mg, used to treat BPH) and Propecia (finasteride 1mg, used to treat male pattern hair loss) have with a range of…