New Michael Irwig paper

[Sugarhouse]

Not a clinical study or basic science, but an evaluation of the attitudes and beliefs of dermatologists about finasteride side effects.

We wrote a blog on it here: https://www.pfsnetwork.org/blog/new-paper-from-dr-michael-irwig-demonstrates-dire-clinical-reality-facing-patients

[pete]

It’s a classic example of boiling frog syndrome. The derm does not want to know that they’ve prescribed harmful medications. It undermines their entire identity as a doctor. Patients were harmed. Easier to deny reality than learn and inform patients of the risk.