Open AccessFinasteride and sexual side effects
Author(s) -
Venkataram Mysore
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.93496
Subject(s) - finasteride , medicine , side effect (computer science) , drug , family medicine , gynecology , pharmacology , prostate , cancer , computer science , programming language
Finasteride, a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, widely used in the medical management of male pattern hairloss, has been reported to cause sexual side effects. This article critically examines the evidence available and makes recommendations as to how a physician should counsel a patient while prescribing the drug.