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Is it safe to use finasteride 1 mg and minoxidil 5 % ? is there any major threat to health ? and what about breast cancer and impotence ?

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

Probably safe: if you have no other medical problems. Finasteride is male hormone blocker, so impotence is possible, but rare and usually transient and reversible. Breast cancer is even less common.

Dr Wright and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/24/2017

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A member asked:

Is it safe to use finasteride 1 mg and minoxidil 5 % ? is there any major threat to health ? and what about breast cancer and impotence ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

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