Rafael's story: 18 pills of finasteride
Rafael took 18 finasteride pills around New Year 2020. He says his life has not been the same since.
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Eighteen pills of finasteride
Rafael took 18 finasteride pills around New Year 2020. He says his life has not been the same since.
Moral Medicine calls this a short exposure, and files his interview under Post-Finasteride Syndrome (PFS).
What Rafael describes
He describes a series of physical, sexual and neurological problems that have not gone away. In the interview he talks about the effect he says finasteride has had on his life.
Thank you to Rafael for telling this story. This interview was recorded by Moral Medicine, who have filmed more than ninety of these conversations.
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