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Dutasteride Side Effects

The potential side effects of dutasteride, including sexual and hormonal side effects.

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Jan 18, 2026

Side effects & efficacy for hair loss of 0.1mg dutasteride daily

Low daily doses of oral dutasteride (including 0.1 mg) are increasingly discussed as a middle ground between efficacy and tolerability for male pattern hair loss; randomized trials show clear efficacy...

Jan 18, 2026

how much dutasteride to reduce DHT by 50%?

A daily dose of about 0.1 mg of oral dutasteride is associated with roughly a 50% reduction in serum DHT at steady state in clinical observations, with that effect measured at or around 24 weeks in th...