Andrology-Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0250
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ISSN: 2167-0250
+44 1300 500008
Alejandro Silva Garreton
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires,
Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Case Report
Post-Finasteride Syndrome: About 2 Cases and Review of the Literature
Author(s): Alejandro Silva Garreton, Gaston Rey Valzacchi, Omar Layus, Leon Matusevich and Guillermo GueglioAlejandro Silva Garreton, Gaston Rey Valzacchi, Omar Layus, Leon Matusevich and Guillermo Gueglio
Introduction: Finasteride is widely used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia. Persistent sexual adverse events in patients that withdraw the drug was poorly studied. Materials and methods: case report study of two clinical cases of post-finasteride syndrome.
Case 1: 27 year old male who, after 7 months of finasteride 1mg/day intake for androgenetic alopecia, began with erectile dysfunction, low libido, hypospermia, muscular hipotrophy and penile shrinking, in a persistent and progressive way although withdrawal of the drug. He was also evaluated by a psychiatrist.
Case 2: 23 year old male that after the intake of 1 pill of finasteride 1mg for androgenetic alopecia began with erectile dysfunction, low libido, hypospermia, less intense orgasms, asthenia, muscle pain a.. View More»