Abstract

This review gives the information about the Finasteride i.e. 5alpha-reductase inhibitor. Primarily finasteride isused to treat BPH i.e benign prostatic hyperplasia and male androgenetic alopecia. Five-alpha reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs) could stimulate male sexual dysfunction due to their effects on testosterone and DHT i.e. dihydrotestosterone. Some studies account insignificant or acceptable adverse effects, which decrease after a changeable period of time so that they do not require terminating finasteride administration. The 5alpha-reductase inhibitor finasteride blocks the conversion of TT to DHT i.e. testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the androgen responsible for androgenetic alopecia i.e. male pattern hair loss. This paper presents a possible explanation of the Finasteride drug. Keywords: Finasteride, 5alpha-reductase inhibitor, BPH, DHT, alopecia.

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