finasteride
Prostate shrinking pill
Finasteride is a medication that blocks the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that contributes to prostate enlargement and male pattern baldness.
Prescribed under brand names like Proscar and Propecia, it treats benign prostatic hyperplasia and hair loss in men: He's been on finasteride for a year and his hairline has stabilized.
Absence of hair
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
- thinningReducing density or number
- regrowthGrowing back again
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
scalp · receding · hairline · pattern · balding · DHT · minoxidil · transplant
Excessive cell multiplication
- enlargementIncrease in size
- urinaryRelating to urine
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- flowUnbroken forward movement
PSA · urology · symptoms · antigen · gland · catheter · hesitancy · frequency
Agent that slows reactions
- androgenMale sex hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
half-life · efficacy · mechanism · receptor · enzyme · hormonal · systemic · serum
Measured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
generic · brand · refill · doctor · pharmacist · consultation · side-effects · contraindications
baldness
Absence of hair
follicles · scalp · receding · hairline · pattern · balding · DHT · minoxidil · transplant · dermatologist
hyperplasia
Excessive cell multiplication
- enlargementIncrease in size
- urinaryRelating to urine
- retentionContinued holding or possession
flow · PSA · urology · symptoms · antigen · gland · catheter · hesitancy · frequency · obstruction
inhibitor
Agent that slows reactions
- androgenMale sex hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
bioavailability · half-life · efficacy · mechanism · receptor · enzyme · hormonal · systemic · serum · binding
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- dailyPer diem, repeated
pharmacy · generic · brand · refill · doctor · pharmacist · consultation · side-effects · contraindications · interactions
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- urologyurologist, urology, bladder, kidney, kidneys
- hair loss drugs
- Prostate Treatmentsprostatectomy, brachytherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, watchful waiting
- transitionhormone therapy, HRT, hormone replacement, estrogen, testosterone
- libido killersantiandrogens, anti-androgens, antiandrogen, saltpeter, bromide
finasterideRogaine
Branded baldness treatment
minoxidil · topical treatments · laser therapy · ketoconazole · microneedling
finasteridetestosterone
Chief male sex hormone
anabolic steroids · DHT · androgens · testosterone boosters · prohormones