“…5,10,12 A meta-analysis on the effects of 5a-reductase inhibitors found a significant pooled relative risk for sexual dysfunction in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (2.56, 95% CI ¼ 1.48e4.42) but no significant increased risk in men with AGA (1.21, 95% CI ¼ 0.85e1.72). 13 Recently, a clinical study described the main symptoms of subjects with PFS, including loss of penis sensitivity, decreased ejaculatory force, low penile temperature, smaller ejaculatory volume, anhedonia, lack of mental concentration, and loss of muscle tone or mass. 4 In particular, an immunohistochemical study found increased levels of the androgen receptor (AR) in epithelial and stromal cells from the foreskin of eight men with PFS compared with healthy men.…”