Epigenetic Effects of Finasteride on Dopaminergic Signaling Pathways: A potential contributor to Post-Finasteride Syndrome
Churchill Jonadab Ihentuge, Antonei Benjamin Csoka
Physiology (Physiology Summit meeting abstract)2024
Summary (paraphrased)
Conference abstract explicitly linking finasteride's epigenetic effects on dopaminergic signaling pathways to post-finasteride syndrome — the only abstract in this series that names PFS directly, tying the epigenetic mechanism to the clinical syndrome.
Why it’s in the corpus
Directly connects the epigenetic mechanism to PFS (dopaminergic pathways — relevant to anhedonia/motivation symptoms Powers reports persisting after his relugolix trial). Bridges the epigenetics axis to the neuropsychiatric symptom cluster.
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