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What is finesteride? any particular side effects ???

Postby sam4u » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:08 pm

Hi all , Has any research actually been done about men loosing their hair? Does anyone know what the causes are and if any medication can be taken to help. I was also wondering what is finesteride and what are the side effects of using finesteride? Are propecia and finesteride same thing?
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Re: What is finesteride? any particular side effects ???

Postby AndyH » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:57 pm

Finasteride is a the active ingredient in such drugs like Proscar, Propecia, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara, Finalo, Prosteride, Gefina, Appecia. It is a synthetic antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. It is used as a treatment in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in low doses, and prostate cancer in higher doses. In addition 1mg of finasteride is used to increase hair growth in male pattern hair loss.
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Re: What is finesteride? any particular side effects ???

Postby andyking » Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:00 am

sam4u wrote:Hi all , Has any research actually been done about men loosing their hair? Does anyone know what the causes are and if any medication can be taken to help. I was also wondering what is finesteride and what are the side effects of using finesteride? Are propecia and finasteride same thing?


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