5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Drugs that inhibit 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE. They are commonly used to reduce the production of DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE.
    
			
			
				
				
					
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							D058891
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 D27.505.519.389.870.200 D27.505.696.399.450.855.200 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors- 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
 - 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors
 - Inhibitors, 5-alpha Reductase
 - Reductase Inhibitors, 5-alpha
 - Steroid 5-alpha-Reductase Inhibitors
 - 5-alpha-Reductase Inhibitors, Steroid
 - Inhibitors, Steroid 5-alpha-Reductase
 - Steroid 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors
 - Testosterone 5-alpha-Reductase Inhibitors
 - 5-alpha-Reductase Inhibitors, Testosterone
 - Inhibitors, Testosterone 5-alpha-Reductase
 - Testosterone 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors
 - 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
 - 3 Oxo 5 alpha Steroid 4 Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
 - 4-Dehydrogenase Inhibitors, 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid
 - Inhibitors, 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase
 
  
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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The Use of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors to Manage Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and the Risk of All-cause Mortality. Urology. 2018 Sep; 119:70-78.
															
								 
							
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5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors and the Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality in Men Treated for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Dec; 91(12):1717-1726.
															
								 
							
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Effectiveness of medical and surgical therapies for lower urinary tract symptoms in the community setting. BJU Int. 2012 Nov; 110(9):1332-7.
															
								 
							
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Association between 5-alpha reductase inhibition and risk of hip fracture. JAMA. 2008 Oct 08; 300(14):1660-4.
															
								 
							
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Urologic diseases in America project: benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. 2005 Apr; 173(4):1256-61.
															
								 
							
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Introduction. Urology. 2001 Dec; 58(6 Suppl 1):1-4.