this stuff masks the psa tests.
i had prostate cancer and didn't know it because of this alpha
reductase type stuff.
it can indirectly kill you
gary
>From Bob wrote:
> Generic equivelent "Finasteride-5mg", now available at much reduced cost
> , from your pharmacy
From Bob - 30 Dec 2006 22:29 GMT
When taking proscar to shrink the prostate, you need to double the psa
reading to get the true value. My pca was diagnosed because of the
velocity change between 2 psa results, (later confirmed by biopsy), the
actual readings were low, even when doubled.