Due to the risk of sexual side effects, clinicians should exercise caution when treating AGA patients with finasteride.

Due to the risk of sexual side effects, clinicians should exercise caution when treating AGA patients with finasteride. In addition, there is a recognized conglomerate of sexual side effects accompanied by neuropsychiatric effects including depression that have been grouped into a term known as post-finasteride syndrome.

Treatment options for androgenetic alopecia: Efficacy, side effects, compliance, financial considerations, and ethics: November 2021