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"Researchers found that men who used finasteride or dutasteride can get persistent erectile dysfunction that can linger for months or years after stopping the medication. They also noted that longer exposure increased the risk of experiencing sexual problems.
The issue concerns the drugs dutasteride and finasteride. Dutasteride, known by the brand name Avodart, used to treat enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia, treats enlarged prostate as well as androgenic alopecia in men. Both drugs are in a class of medications called 5a-reductase inhibitors or 5a-RIs.
Propecia made headlines in recent months after President Donald Trump’s personal physician revealed the president was taking the medication to treat male pattern baldness."
Alopecia, enlarged prostate drugs linked to long-lasting erectile dysfunction | Righting Injustice
The issue concerns the drugs dutasteride and finasteride. Dutasteride, known by the brand name Avodart, used to treat enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia, treats enlarged prostate as well as androgenic alopecia in men. Both drugs are in a class of medications called 5a-reductase inhibitors or 5a-RIs.
Propecia made headlines in recent months after President Donald Trump’s personal physician revealed the president was taking the medication to treat male pattern baldness."
Alopecia, enlarged prostate drugs linked to long-lasting erectile dysfunction | Righting Injustice