I've been on finasteride since I was 21. I am now 29. Around October of last year (2019), I began experiencing pretty severe erectile dysfunction and decreased libido. Prior to this, I had experienced no side effects from finasteride. I am otherwise healthy, fit, active, and psychologically well. I do not smoke, drink, nor use drugs. Nothing has changed in my life that could cause this problem to start so suddenly.
I've been ignoring the problem, thinking it would pass eventually, but now that it's been going on for more than a year, I'm beginning to get concerned. I want to talk to my doctor about this to investigate other potential causes, but I am worried that he may take me off finasteride if he thinks that's what's causing the issue. Being bald is a sexual dysfunction itself, and if I have to choose between baldness and ED, I will choose ED. But I'm not sure if a doctor would agree with me and continue prescribing the medication if he concludes that propecia is causing the problem?
I've been ignoring the problem, thinking it would pass eventually, but now that it's been going on for more than a year, I'm beginning to get concerned. I want to talk to my doctor about this to investigate other potential causes, but I am worried that he may take me off finasteride if he thinks that's what's causing the issue. Being bald is a sexual dysfunction itself, and if I have to choose between baldness and ED, I will choose ED. But I'm not sure if a doctor would agree with me and continue prescribing the medication if he concludes that propecia is causing the problem?
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