Hey Vocor...you seem to now what you're talking about so I have a question. I'm 26 and I've been taking proscar for about 2 years but I've recently been married and we're panning on having kids next year. What precautions should I take and could it have already done harm? Thanks so much for your help.

I posted this as private at first but had no idea how to check it, so here it is.

j25:
You might want to consider switching to Propecia while you are trying to get pregnant. I consider using cut Proscar during this critical time as being unnecessarily risky.
Here is the deal: Proscar/Propecia is a DHT inhibitor. DHT is needed for the proper forming of a male fetus' genitalia (sp?). You don't want your wife to come in contact with any broken Proscar pills. Proscar can be absorbed through the skin.
If that happens, your baby COULD have birth defects. God, why risk it?
If you take Propecia, which is 1mg finasteride with coating, still be careful. You don't want your wife to come into contact with broken pills.
You probably cut Proscar right now to save money as I do. My recommendation is to stop doing that if you are trying to get pregnant, consider switching to Propecia for the pregnancy and still be careful to keep the pills away from her.

vocor1
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I think Finesteride is also secreted in semen. You may have to check the manufacturer's info leaflet. If it is then I would suggest to come off it while you are atempting to conceive and once pregnancy is confirmed you can go back on it but to use a condom thereafter.

The basic idea is that you don't want any chance of your wife/girlfriend to get ANY finasteride in her blood stream while she's pregnant.
I can't confirm the finasteride in semen statement, but if it is true and you will have sex with her while she is pregnant, then a condom would be a must.

vocor1
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Can anyone else confirm this? If this is secreted through semen then I'm through with it. What if she's not pregnant? We don't use condoms, she takes birth control pills. How long woud it stay in her system? Could I have already done damage?