Anonymous
7/7/2025, 2:18:47 PM No.18482149
>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/
>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/
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