For decades, millions of men around the world have turned to a drug — finasteride, or Propecia, its most well-known brand name — to slow hair loss. But an increasing number of experts are sounding the ...

All participants received 5 mg/day finasteride and were randomly assigned to receive either counseling on the potential sexual adverse effects of the drug or no such counseling. Using patients ...

The 35-year-old living in Mississauga, Ont., had been concerned about losing his hair. The medication, a popular drug called finasteride, promised to curb the issue. His doctor warned him side-effects ...

While hair loss treatments can be a bit of trial-and-error, there are well-studied, effective treatments — two of which are the medications finasteride and dutasteride. But is dutasteride better ...

Finasteride (Proscar), which inhibits conversion of testosterone to the more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone, reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Because androgens promote ...