Dutasteride and BPH
A medication that can treat benign prostate hyperplasia symptoms and reduce prostate size, is the FDA-approved 5-alpha reductase inhibitor dutasteride. Dutasteride, also known by its brand name Avodart, works by inhibiting the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, by converting some of the body’s testosterone into dihydrotestosterone– which can cause further prostate growth. The overproduction of dihydrotestosterone, also […]
Finasteride: BPH and Male Pattern Baldness
Though originally used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia, 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are now widely prescribed to combat hair loss. In fact, in 2020 around 2.4 million prescriptions were written for the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor finasteride, in order to treat male pattern baldness. So what is a 5-alpha reductase? 5-alpha reductase is an enzyme that is present […]