GW Professor Published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, "Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride: Could They Be Permanent?"

Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed on the NBC Today Show about a new study that was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, titled "Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride: Could They Be Permanent?" Dr. Irwig is the lead researcher on the study.

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