Will Finasteride mess with my hormones?

Finasteride does change the entire testosterone metabolic pathway. We know, for example, that people taking finasteride often see a rise in their testosterone levels; however, the DHT hormone which is a metabolic product of testosterone metabolism, is a hormone that is 40 times as powerful an androgen as testosterone. Finasteride blocks the action of DHT at about 70% effectiveness. This is, as you say, ‘messing with hormones’ and for every benefit in life, there is often a down side. What each and everyone of us must know if we consider taking finasteride, is that this drug does ‘mess with your hormones’ maybe insignificantly, maybe not.