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2. Dutasteride - Wikipedia

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   Dutasteride, sold under the brand name Avodart among others, is a medication primarily used to treat the symptoms of a benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an enlarged prostate not associated with cancer. A few months may be required before benefits occur. [5] It is also used for scalp hair loss in men and as a part of hormone therapy in ...

3. Dutasteride vs. Finasteride for Hair Loss - AOL

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   A 2004 review comparing dutasteride and finasteride found that while finasteride was more selective in the types of 5-alpha reductase enzyme it blocked, dutasteride reduced DHT significantly more.

4. 5α-Reductase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   Dutasteride (brand name Avodart) inhibits all three 5α-reductase isoenzymes and can decrease DHT levels by 95%. [9] [10] It can also reduce DHT levels in the prostate by 97 to 99% in men with prostate cancer. [11] [12] Epristeride (brand names Aipuliete, Chuanliu) is marketed in China for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

5. Cyproterone acetate - Wikipedia

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   Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals ...

6. List of 5α-reductase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs), drugs which inhibit one or more isoforms of the enzyme 5α-reductase.This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of the androgen hormone testosterone into the more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and is essential for the production of neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC), and 3α-androstanediol from ...

7. Are Weight Loss Injections Safe? What to Know Before ... - AOL

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   Tirzepatide Weight Loss Injections. Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in Mounjaro® and Zepbound®. Like Ozempic, Mounjaro is FDA-approved as a diabetes drug. It can help folks with type 2 ...