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Is there any evidence that spironolactone or finasteride therapy increase blood levels of testosterone?

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Endocrinology · Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization

Yes. It seems that both medications can do this at least in the short term. Spironolactone's effect may be more temporary.

For spironolactone, an older article: Tidd et al., PMID 152681

For finasteride: Stanczyk et al., PMID 23474436

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Endocrinology · Endocrine Care Center At Uw Medical Center Roosevelt

Finasteride and dutasteride block 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. As one might expect, serum testosterone increases, but only modestly (10-20%) in cis-men.

Spironolactone has minimal, if any effects, on serum testosterone i...

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