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Finasteride

Selected References:

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  • Carlin JR, et al. 1992. Disposition and pharmacokinetics of (14C) finasteride after oral administration in humans. Drug Metab Dispos Biol Fate Chem; 20:148-55.
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  • Clark RL, et al. 1990. External genital abnormalities in male rats exposed in utero to finasteride, a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. Teratology; 42:91-100.
  • Husmann DA, McPhaul MJ. 1991. Time-specific androgen blockade with flutamide inhibits testicular descent in the rat. Endocrinology; 129:1409-1416.
  • Khera M, et al. 2020. Penile vascular abnormalities in young men with persistent side effects after finasteride use for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Transl Androl URol 9(3): 1201-1209.
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  • Spencer JR, et al. 1991. Effects of flutamide and finasteride on rat testicular descent. Endocrinology; 129:741-748.
  • Teichert M, et al. 2017. Contraindicated use of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors in women. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 83(2): 429-431
  • Wise LD, et al. 1991. Reversible decreases of fertility in male Sprague-Dawley rats treated orally with finasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. Reprod Toxicol 5:353-362.