Speaking of research, note how in this just-published study on the Fluorquinolones class of antibiotics causing permanent nerve damage, finasteride was used a control medication:
“The researchers pulled records of men diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy to determine if they had been prescribed fluorquinolones. They compared the results with case controls and with men prescribed finasteride, a drug not expected to increase the risk of peripheral neuropathy.”
The full story here: