Until the actual pathophysiology of PFS is determined and effective therapies are discovered, we all have to think twice before prescribing a 5ARIs for our patients with either BPH and/or AGA. Meanwhile, professional organizations may provide educational materials for physicians in order to increase their awareness regarding the scope of these persistent catastrophic adverse effects of finasteride and dutasteride. Considering the thousands of sufferers who already have PFS, the scientific world immediately needs to conduct more research to determine how to effectively treat this horrible symptom complex.
—Post-Finasteride Syndrome: An Underestimated Phenomenon: Urology and Andrology, September 2016