Going bald sucks. Finasteride does not. Millions of men use it every year to help them keep the hair they have and maybe even re-grow a lil bit of what they've lost. Finasteride, the active ingredient ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley. Key Takeaways: 1mg oral finasteride effectively treats hair loss and is the standard dose for male pattern baldness. 5mg … ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please tell us about the safety of taking 5 mg of finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). One urologist prescribed it, claiming that it is safe and prevents serious bladder ...

What if a medicine you thought of as “old news” suddenly showed up in new research with fresh benefits that might stretch ...

Finasteride treatment reduces the risk of low-grade prostate cancer (PCa) in men taking the drug for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), data show. Teemu J. Murtola, MD, of the University ...

A prescription medication that has been available in the U.S. since 1992 might have another significant benefit.

A first-of-its-kind network meta-analysis compared the relative efficacies of oral finasteride and oral and topical minoxidil in female pattern hair loss (PHL). Efficacy appeared to be considerably ...

Minoxidil is widely considered the gold-standard hair loss treatment says Dr. Kimberly Salkey, MD, Associate Professor and Residency Program Director for the VCU Health System Department of ...

Losing locks? Don’t wig out just yet. Scientists may have found a hair loss treatment that works better than the top drugs ...

New findings from a Finnish study confirm previous research that finasteride use is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. In a study of participants in the Finnish Prostate Cancer ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Please tell us about the safety of taking 5 mg of finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). One urologist prescribed it, claiming that it is safe and prevents serious bladder ...