Why Do You Think Dutasteride Will Cause Sterility?

Hi Doctor Rassman

i been considering to take dutasteride for my hair loss . I been taking proscar for more than a year and seems that there is no improvement in my condition.There are many good report that dutasteride works much better than finasteride and soem of the people i know also have good result from it but from what you say, dutaseride may cause sterility in future.I can’t find any report on this.Can you please specify why will it cause sterility?And i understand that all side effects will stop once you stop taking the pills and that there are no permanent side effects.Please correct me if i am wrong as now the only concern that is stopping me from taking dutasteride is what you say about sterility.Appreciate your reply.Thanks

Regards

I really have no opinion of my own when it relates to dutasteride, as I’m still waiting for some kind of assurance from the FDA that this medication won’t cause sterility problems. I’m trying to find clinical reference, and while there might be more out there, one that I found referenced was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism back in 2005. Although that study was not long term and was mainly about steroids, one of the study groups included dutasteride (although it was taken with other drugs) and indicated temporary sterility. I realize this isn’t a perfect example, and I’ll try to dig up some other studies one way or the other, as this is something that needs to be addressed.

I’m also concerned that the most recent Korean clinical trial didn’t reference sterility at all, positive or negative (I just wrote about this). Keep in mind that we want the FDA to clear this medication for hair loss treatment and address this potential problem in its review.