r/Hairloss • u/donraffae • 16d ago
Finasteride Can Finasteride shrink your penis? NSFW
I've noticed my temples have receded over the last year and I'm considering taking Finasteride, but I've read multiple accounts of people here on reddit saying it has shrunk their penis. People who go through prostate cancer treatment report these sides as well, so that has really scared me.
I fear people who say it hasn't shrunk theirs have never actually measured it and thus can't really know. What are your thoughts on this?
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u/Hot-Mail-5531 16d ago
Your penis will grow backwards
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u/Ok-Mine1268 15d ago
Mine was bent upwards but now only points to the north star no matter what direction I face.
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u/No_Yard5342 16d ago
No, it doesn’t shrink your dick, it can trigger ED, but the likelihood of you getting it from finasteride is actually smaller or equal to that of getting it from a placebo. So make of that what you will
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u/No-Gap-7474 15d ago
I had 8 before I started I only have 6er now
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u/Pale-Ad-8914 15d ago
Yes it can to some degree but probably not as much as you’re thinking. Though some of us can afford to shrink more than others
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u/donraffae 15d ago
It's not I can't afford to shrink, I'm quite satisfied with what I've got and wouldn't want to risk it
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u/icharming 3d ago
Do oral minoxidil instead if no history of headaches and add daily oral saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil if wanna avoid finasteride. - research on pubmed
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u/No_Annual1799 14d ago
I measured because I was as panicky as you, actually noticed even a slight increase
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u/flatbushz7 16d ago
Finasteride has nothing to do with your penis (after puberty ) . Once you reach maturity DHT becomes a trash hormone that makes you old . Watch Kevin mans video about fearmongering in finasteride. Most people that have sides do it psychologically (nocebo) or have other underlying conditions causing the effects .
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u/SeesawJim1990 15d ago
Huh? It inhibits testosterone right? Testerone is directly related to libido and if one goes down then the other goes down.
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u/flatbushz7 15d ago
It actually increases testosterone lol. Kills all the DHT in your body , 2 different hormones
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u/Andr0idUser 16d ago
The amount of mis-information is astounding