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Alejandro Silva Garreton

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• 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 Gueglio Alejandro 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»
  

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