Author Interviews, Dermatology / 14.05.2022
Hair Loss: Sexual Dysfunction Signal Linked To Finasteride Use Young Men
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Naeem Bhojani, MD, FRCSC
Division of Urology,
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM),
University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
David-Dan Nguyen MPH
Division of Urological Surgery and
Center for Surgery and Public Health,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MassachusettsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: In a recent study by our group published in JAMA Dermatology (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2772818), finasteride use was found to be associated with increased reporting of suicidality and depression in young patients with androgenetic alopecia.
This previous analysis suggested that the association between finasteride and depression might be mediated by sexual dysfunction. Building on this work, we conducted this second analysis to examine the association between finasteride use and reports of sexual dysfunction.
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