Editing Finasteride (section)

===Enlarged prostate===
Physicians sometimes prescribe finasteride for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, informally known as an enlarged [[prostate]].<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Smith AB, Carson CC |date=June 2009 |title=Finasteride in the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review |journal=Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=535–45 |doi=10.2147/tcrm.s6195 |pmc=2710385 |pmid=19707263 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Finasteride may improve the symptoms associated with BPH such as difficulty urinating, getting up during the night to urinate, hesitation at the start and end of urination, and decreased urinary flow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2017 |title=Benign prostate enlargement |url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-enlargement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018014542/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-enlargement/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=nhs.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The use of the drug showed significant sexual adverse effects such as erectile dysfunction and less sexual desire, in particular when obstructive symptoms due to an enlarged prostate were present.<ref name="pmid28453908">{{Cite journal |display-authors=6 |vauthors=Corona G, Tirabassi G, Santi D, Maseroli E, Gacci M, Dicuio M, Sforza A, Mannucci E, Maggi M |date=July 2017 |title=Sexual dysfunction in subjects treated with inhibitors of 5α-reductase for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis |journal=Andrology |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=671–678 |doi=10.1111/andr.12353 |pmid=28453908 |s2cid=3577324 |doi-access=free |hdl=11380/1132897}}</ref>