Taking finasteride starting at age 25 may lead to a significant rise in PSA levels over 20 years. — Whalespan
Taking finasteride starting at age 25 may lead to a significant rise in PSA levels over 20 years.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“um you start at age 25 and it's uh your PSA is 0.5 think about this you may it may begin to rise and it goes between let's say now you're 50 so 20 years later it goes between 0.5 to 1 to two to four that's four years where your PSA is doubling which tells you you got a really bad problem before it's even anywhere near being on the radar of the patient or their internist”
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