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Men Worried About Baldness Run Into Telehealth Risks

Wall Street Journal reports on trouble with the drug finasteride, easily available from such companies

(Newser) - A growing number of young men worried about hair loss are running into serious health trouble after—legally—buying the drug finasteride from telehealth providers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The story includes the accounts of 17 men who describe side effects ranging from sexual dysfunction and insomnia to depression...

Tough Choice for Bald Men: Hair or Sex?

Those taking finasteride likely to experience long-lasting effects

(Newser) - Tough news for the follicly challenged: Balding men taking finasteride, Merck's prescription drug that goes by the names Propecia and Proscar, may find they have trouble in bed—for a long while. Though the drug's label warns of "reversible" symptoms of sexual dysfunction, a small survey of 76 men...

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