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Rafael's story: 18 pills of finasteride

Rafael describes what followed a short course of finasteride: physical, sexual and neurological problems he says have not gone away.

Rafael took 18 finasteride pills around New Year 2020. He says his life has not been the same since.

If you took finasteride for only a short time and felt something change, you may see yourself in his account.

Moral Medicine calls this a short exposure, and files his interview under Post-Finasteride Syndrome (PFS).

What has stayed with him since?

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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By Morten SkovPublished

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