Finasteride for BPH, Prostatitis, and Prostate Cancer |
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
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0:20 What is Finasteride?
1:23 What effect does Finasteride have on PSA levels?
3:06 How does Finasteride affect PSA levels for patients on active surveillance?
4:53 Is there any reason a patient should avoid Finasteride?
6:12 Is there a major alternative medicine to Finasteride?
6:53 How long to Finasteride's side effects last?
7:45 What other side effects are associated with Finasteride?
8:12 Does the dosage of Finasteride change based on his intended usage?
8:28 How does Finasteride compare to other urinary flow medication's?
9:27 What is a black box warning and how does it apply to Finasteride?
11:20 Is Finasteride considered a hormone therapy treatment?
12:40 How long does a typical course of finasteride last?
13:14 Alex's conclusions
14:25 If you need more help
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Thank you both so very much! This information was invaluable to me. Meeting with my MD in two weeks to discuss. I am shocked to learn at each trip to my medical providers for active surveillance of my low grade prostate cancer (and prostatitis and BPH with urinary problems and high PSA), that I am better informed than they are! Thank you!
As always, very informative and interesting. I have prostate cancer untreated by choice and my urinary symptoms really improved after starting Finestiride 9 years ago. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Most informative and helpful! Thank you so much! Yes, my Urologist placed me on Finasteride 6 weeks ago.
I went n a Andro 400 diet today....I meet with my oncologist tomorrow... Quite frankly I have made up my mind to lose these extra pounds and get back in shape. ..
Another Great/Informative video... and another Great Tie Dr. 👍
I was on this drug for ten years. Some side effects I experienced were lower sex drive, depression and horrible anxiety attacks. Merck eventually put these side effects on the labelling of this medication.
Just subscribed to your station app, your really the one place that that tells it like it really is, glad to have found you THANKS .
More great info. So thankful for you…
I'm untreated stage 4 terminal PCa I found low dose 10 mg Cialis to be a better alternative to Flomax no bad side effect... also has anti cancer effect per Pubmed, my doctor agreed after some reading.
One interesting side effect is that you can't be a blood donor while taking Finasteride, as it can cause abnormal genital development for male babies when pregnant women are exposed to it. It may take a while for it to take effect on your PSA, and your prostate size, but it does happen. The thumb rule is you need to double the PSA number, so a rise in PSA if you are using it for BPH is probably a trigger to investigate with an MRI and biopsy.
Very well done and informative video. Thank you, both.
Great informative video as always.
My doctor prescribed Dutasteride three years ago for BPH and prostatitis.
It has been very effective in shrinking my prostate and lowering PSA.
I am still taking it and the side effects have been minimal.
I am wondering why my doctor prescribed Dutasteride instead of Finasteride and how they differ?
I took it for 2 months but even after stopping, effects lasted 3 years. Post-finasteride syndrome.
My GP several yrs ago prescribed finasteride as preventative to prevent enlarged prostate. No side effects. My current GP stopped the finasteride in Jan. saying it muddies the accuracy of PSA testing.
Time to get a new GP.
I'm 77 years old and was diagnosed with Gleason 6 PCa about four years ago and have been on active surveillance . About a year and a half ago I started on Dutasteride and Tamsulosin and have been very pleased with the results. PSA numbers went down a bit , prostate size went down and I can sleep through the night. The only downside is a reduction in semen volume. However, there is one possible effect that appears to be very unusual and possibly incorrect. I just had an MRI (3T at a research university) and the two lesions that had been previously identified (MRI and biopsy) as Gleason 6 appear to have disappeared! I've asked them to re-check the MRI (but they are quite proud of their abilities) and plan to have a follow-up biopsy in August. Has anyone seen a similar result?
Why no discussion of Dutasteride? Most clinical studies I have seen says it is superior to Finasteride, the same class of drug.
It may also cause a more aggressive prostate cancer.
Should I take mebendazole.
My urologist said that finesteride cuts the psa in half. Is that correct? Thank you for these great videos!
My urologist said the same but it may mask a bigger PSA problem. I'm not taking it.
I have been prescribed Tamsulosin, but it reduces my blood pressure, which is low normally as I practice sports regularly (110/65 is an average reading), so with Tamsulosin it went below 100 and I fainted twice. I stopped this class of drugs, and manage my BHP with lycopene and saw palmetto. I may try Finasteride...
I would never take that horrible drug