Androgen levels and semen parameters among former users of finasteride with persistent sexual adverse effects

JAMA Dermatol. 2014 Dec;150(12):1361-3. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1830.

Author

Michael S Irwig¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Center for Andrology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

PMID: 25229565
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1830

No abstract available

MeSH terms

5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Adult
Alopecia Areata / drug therapy
Dihydrotestosterone / blood*
Finasteride / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / blood
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / chemically induced
Sperm Count
Sperm Motility / drug effects
Spermatozoa / drug effects*
Spermatozoa / pathology
Testosterone / blood*

Substances

5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Dihydrotestosterone
Testosterone
Finasteride