{"id":15720,"date":"2024-07-11T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blmo.co.kr\/?p=15720"},"modified":"2025-01-15T13:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T04:21:30","slug":"if-i-stop-taking-oral-medications-like-finasteride-will-hair-loss-start-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blmo.co.kr\/en\/if-i-stop-taking-oral-medications-like-finasteride-will-hair-loss-start-again-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Difference Between Dutasteride and Finasteride?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What's the Difference Between Dutasteride and Finasteride?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the realm of prescription medications for hair loss treatment, there exists a substance called dutasteride, which has a similar structure to finasteride but is a more potent 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. Let's delve into the differences between dutasteride and finasteride.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dutasteride, a medication used to treat male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), exhibits a close structural resemblance to testosterone and finasteride. Similar to finasteride, dutasteride functions as a competitive inhibitor of the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, effectively blocking the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone known to contribute to hair loss and prostate enlargement.<\/p>\n

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The human body houses three distinct types of 5-alpha reductase enzymes:<\/p>\n

Type 1: Primarily found in the skin, hair follicles, and prostate gland. Plays a role in sebum production and hair growth.<\/p>\n

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Type 2: Predominantly found in the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and external genitalia. Significantly contributes to prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia).<\/p>\n

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The enzymes that cause hair loss near the hair follicles are mainly type 1 and 2. Finasteride is known to be good at inhibiting type 2 enzymes, but not so good at inhibiting type 1 enzymes. Dutasteride is said to be good at inhibiting both type 1 and type 2 enzymes, and its enzyme inhibition ability is also said to be much stronger than finasteride. Overall, dutasteride is said to inhibit 5-alpha reductase three times better than finasteride. Dutasteride is said to be so effective at inhibiting enzymes that it is enough to take only 0.5 mg per day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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While dutasteride exhibits superior efficacy in hair loss treatment compared to finasteride, it has been reported to cause sexual dysfunction-related side effects more frequently than finasteride. For this reason, dutasteride has only been approved as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in the United States. In contrast, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved dutasteride (Avodart) as a hair loss treatment taken at a dose of 0.5 mg per day.<\/p>\n

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Although dutasteride generally shows better hair improvement results than finasteride, concerns about side effects have increased. Dutasteride was developed by GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical company, and is a medication that should never be taken by women of childbearing age, similar to finasteride.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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