Originally Posted by kingpole
I’m afraid that may have only been a partial list. Any drug that causes low libido (andropause, Hypogonadism,hypothyroid) will eventually cause ED.
Perhaps you need to discuss finasteride with your physician.
Thanks for the info about the low libido side effect being linked to ED.
As for my physician, he was open about the potential for sexual side effect and also mentioned long-term possibility of impact on my liver. However, vanity overshadowed this and I asked for the script anyhow!
In the weekly medical update section of my local newspaper, a man wrote the advising doctor about how topical treatment with 5% minoxidil did not alleviate his hair loss concerns but that he experienced reduced libido from both Proscar and Propecia at a 1 mg dose. One day the man decided to crush 25 mg worth of finasteride, mix it with a 2 fl. oz. bottle of 5% minoxidil solution, and apply it topically twice a day. He claims it yielded the same hair maintenance and restoration benefit of ingesting finasteride but without the sexual side effect.
How the man determined the finasteride/minodixil ratio and how long he waited before observing the results was unclear, but the advising doctor replied by stating he could not substantiate the man’s claims since he had not heard of any medical studies that demonstrate hair maintenance benefits from topical application of finasteride. This made me wonder why it was decided to publish the story then - I wonder if it was intended to encourage male readers to try the man’s suggestion for themselves?