Finasteride belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors that block the conversion of testosterone into the more bioactive form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
A decrease in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL c), one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease, occurs during puberty in males. Previous studies have shown this effect with ...
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT): A potent androgen hormone derived from testosterone, critical for male sexual differentiation. Genotype-phenotype correlation: The relationship between the genetic ...