U.S. News & World Report - Baldness Drug Propecia May Put Some Men Off Alcohol: Study

Michael S. Irwig, M.D., F.A.C.E., assistant professor of medicine, found that men who used the medication finasteride (Propecia) and developed persistent sexual side effects, are also drinking less alcohol than before.

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