Date: 23 Dec 2011 0 Comment Propecia-Help Blog Posted by: admin-propecia
By: Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience’s Bad Medicine
“The hair-growth drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark name Propecia, can cause persistent sexual dysfunction well after you stop the medication, according to a study released today (March 18) in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Doctors have long known that finasteride can cause impotence and related sexual problems. Finasteride decreases the conversion of testosterone to the more potent dihydrotestosterone, the latter of which is related to hair loss. Yet any medication that interferes with testosterone runs the risk of also affecting sexual performance. …”
