PFS is due to 5-alpha reductase blockade, producing Allopregnanolone deficiency.
Category Archives: Functional hypothyroidism
POST-FINASTERIDE SYNDROME
PFS is due to 5-alpha reductase blockade, leading to Allopregnanolone deficiency and Functional Hypothyroidism. It should be treatable.
Just when you thought that family doctors would never learn about prescribing T3:
Jacqueline Jonklaas, Professor in the endocrinology division at Georgetown University, has submitted a paper entitled “Evidence-Based Use of Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combinations in TreatingHypothyroidism” Below are excerpts from a (2nd March, 2021) report in Medscape Medical News: “Numerous trials have been conducted on short-acting liothyronine (LT3) in combination with the standard therapy of levothyroxine (LT4). However, the experts agreed that shortcomingsContinue reading “Just when you thought that family doctors would never learn about prescribing T3:”
Hormone Therapy Explained 