>Studies have found penile shrinkage and other sexual dysfunctions to be a side effect of finasteride and dutasteride, common anti-baldness medications.
>Control groups that received dutasteride (C + D) or finasteride (C + F) showed a reduced cross-sectional penile area (39.4% and 40.1%, respectively) compared to Group C.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6116690/

"Research finds finasteride causes penis shrinkage in rats"
>A new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine finds that male rats receiving oral finasteride treatment for four weeks had a 25% reduction in the weight of their penis (corpora cavernosa).
Effects of oral finasteride on erectile function in a rat model:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22375859/

>Rodents have long been the preferred species of lab animals in biomedical research, with sporadic experiments on common brown rats stemming back 150 years. Though laboratory animal research continues to pose ethical questions, particularly with respect to animal welfare, the scientific achievements linked to lab rats are innumerous. This primarily relates to the extraordinary anatomical, genetic, and physiological similarities between humans and rodents.

- well established that finasteride reduces the size of the prostate, which is also male reproductive tissue by 20%.
- well established that penile tissue in humans is responsive to dht.
- rodent studies are showing penile tissue (the same kind as prostate tissue) shrinks by roughly the same amount.

Merck produces 70% of Finasteride worldwide

Israel Innovation makes up half of Merck healthcare revenue, top official says.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-innovation-makes-up-half-of-merck-healthcare-revenue-top-official-says/

Merck CEO sees firm’s future intertwined with Israel’s
https://www.timesofisrael.com/merck-ceo-sees-firms-future-intertwined-with-israels/

these are all symptoms of having low/no primary sex hormones btw
idk why you guys cant have the balding thread on /lgbt/ or something at least we know how these meds work

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>at least we know how these meds work
>these are all symptoms of having low/no primary sex hormones btw
finasteride and dutasteride lowers serum dht by 95% (castration levels)
dht is responsible for male reproductive growth and it's reasonable to say drastically altering it in adulthood probably changes the penis' size.
penis shrinkage is observed in animal trials.
finasteride is known to shrink the prostate (also part of the male reproductive system with tissue similarities) by 20%.
so it is most likely finasteride / dutasteride shrink the penis.

>on /lgbt/ or something at least we know how these meds work
i agree wholeheartedly, the balding thread belongs there.
finasteride is basically tranny meds. it's amazing that the janny is trying to censor people for pointing out the side effects. especially since these are common side effects with a 1 in 3 chance of remaining permanently even if you stop taking the drugs.

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