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>Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia in men.[6] It can also be used to treat excessive hair growth in women and as a part of hormone therapy for transgender women.[7][8]Finasteride is anti-androgenic. Androgens play a key role in the production of male hormones, such as DHT from testosterone. It works by mimicking testosterone in the body and competing with it to bind with androgens. This would get it accurately labeled a "hormone blocker," which it is.
>according to wikipedia, these are the reactions catalyzed by 5AR (androgen) enzymes
>Cholestenone > 5a-Cholestanone>Progesterone > 5a-Dihydroprogesterone>3a-Dihydroprogesterone > Allopregnanolone>3v-Dihydroprogesterone > Isopregnanolone>Deoxycorticosterone > 5a-Dihydrodeoxycorticosterone>Corticosterone > 5a-Dihydrocorticosterone>Cortisol > 5a-Dihydrocortisol>Aldosterone > 5a-Dihydroaldosterone>Androstenedione > 5a-Androstanedione>Testosterone > 5a-Dihydrotestosterone>Nandrolone > 5a-DihydronandroloneAll of this is to say that Finasteride, which functions as a hormone blocker, antagonizes the hormone specifically made for the control and healthy development of male sex characteristics. If you take it, you are hurting the normal functionality of your hormones as a man.
Please do not fall for this bait and never play with your hormones.
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