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Belknap SM, Aslam I, Kiguradze T, Temps WH, Yarnold PR, Cashy J · JAMA Dermatol (2015)
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256 peer-reviewed studies
What the evidence says
Most Finasteride studies are mechanism or observational rather than RCTs that measure a clinical effect — keep findings provisional.
Most evidence is from high-quality meta-analyses and randomised trials published 1993–2026 with a typical study size of 396 participants.
Based on 255 studies · 15 meta-analyses · 214 RCTs · 10,216 total participants
Confidence
High confidenceBy outcome
32 studies in the last 5 years · Latest meta-analysis: 2025
Belknap SM, Aslam I, Kiguradze T, Temps WH, Yarnold PR, Cashy J · JAMA Dermatol (2015)
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Boyle P, Gould AL, Roehrborn CG · Urology (1996)
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Wang L, Lei Y, Gao Y, Cui D, Tang Q, Li R · Medicine (Baltimore) (2020)
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Tacklind J, Fink HA, Macdonald R, Rutks I, Wilt TJ · Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010)
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Gupta AK, Charrette A · J Dermatolog Treat (2014)
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Chen L, Zhang J, Wang L, Wang H, Chen B · Aesthetic Plast Surg (2020)
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Pompili M, Magistri C, Maddalena S, Mellini C, Persechino S, Baldessarini RJ · J Clin Psychopharmacol (2021)
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Jiang Y, Long YF · Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue (2010)
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Adil A, Godwin M · J Am Acad Dermatol (2017)
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Zhu YP, Dai B, Zhang HL, Shi GH, Ye DW · BMC Urol (2015)
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Traish AM, Krakowsky Y, Doros G, Morgentaler A · Sex Med Rev (2019)
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Roehrborn CG · Urology (1998)
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van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Schoones J · Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2016)
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Mella JM, Perret MC, Manzotti M, Catalano HN, Guyatt G · Arch Dermatol (2010)
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In plain English: Larger, carefully designed studies are needed to compare efficacy and safety profiles between the therapeutic options available.
Matjila MJ, Le Roux PA, van der Spuy ZM. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2025)
Zong HT, Peng XX, Yang CC, Zhang Y · Asian J Androl (2011)
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Hu AC, Chapman LW, Mesinkovska NA · Int J Dermatol (2019)
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Nobari NN, Roohaninasab M, Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan A, Goodarzi A, Behrangi E, Nikkhah F · Adv Clin Exp Med (2023)
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Jiménez Cruz JF, Quecedo Gutiérrez L, Del Llano Señarís J · Actas Urol Esp (2003)
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Soares Júnior JM, Guimarães DZ, Simões RDS, Veiga ECA, Roa CL, Sorpreso ICE · Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) (2021)
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