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Is It Safe To Take Finax For Hairloss?

hello doctor..i was recently diagnosed with hairall and the doctor has prescribed finax for 3 months along with grocipix gel to apply on the bald areas. Will the finax cause side effects. i am taking 1mg daily as prescribed by the doctor.does the finax cause impotency ?
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Hello.Finasteride is a drug with anti-androgenic effect. Decrease in body hair, breast enlargement or impotency are some of the usual adverse effects,but at that dose,the probability of ocurrence of these adverse effects is less.
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Is It Safe To Take Finax For Hairloss?

Hello.Finasteride is a drug with anti-androgenic effect. Decrease in body hair, breast enlargement or impotency are some of the usual adverse effects,but at that dose,the probability of ocurrence of these adverse effects is less. I wish you good health. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)