PURPOSE FINASTERIDE AN TYPE 2.5 AREDUCTASE INHIBITOR IS USED IN 1 MG DAILY DOSES OR THE TREATMENT OF MALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS. FINASTERIDE IS USED IN HIGHER DOSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF BPH WE STUDIED THE POTENTIAL EFFECT OF 1 MG FINASTERIDE DAILY ON SEMEN VOLUME AND SPERMATOG O YOUNG MEN.
MATERIALS & METHODS: IN THIS PROSPECTIVE SELF CONTROL CLINICAL TRIAL 69 MEN 19 TO 37 YEARS OLD WERE SELECTED. THEY WERE RECEIVED 1 MG/DAY FINASTERD FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS.
SEMEN SAMPLES WERE EVALUATED BEFORE AND 8 MONTH AFTER BEGINNING OF TREATMENT AND THE RESULTS
UNDER WENT ANALYSIS.
RESULTS: IN OUR STUDY THE MEAN PRE AND POST TREATMENT SEMEN VOLUME WAS 4.3±2.1 CM3 AND 3.1±1.9 CM WE MEAN PRE TREATMENT SPERM DENSITY WAS 62±58×106 /MILT AND THE MEAN POST TREATMENT SPERM DENSITY WAS 60±/MILT (PV>0.05) CONCLUSIONS: TO OUR STUDY TREATMENT WITH 1 MG/DAY FINASTERID FOR 8 MONTHS DIDN' T AFFECT SPERMATOGENESIS. BUT SEMEN VOLUME WAS DECREASED.