5 alpha-reductase inhibitors inhibit the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. Dihydrotestosterone is more potent than testosterone in supporting prostatic hypertrophy.
Inhibition of 5-alpha reductase marginally improves flow rates and symptoms in men with bladder outflow obstruction due to benign prostatic hypertrophy.
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