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Propecia side effects after quitting. What's the percent of having persistent side effects?

jaber1Mar 25, 2018
Hi I took propecia 1 mg for 1.8 month , i stopped due to side effect , now its 2.5 months after quit propecia and i dont have a hard erection , from your experence , there where people who take propecia and recover after quit and dont have pfs , i am affraid because i heard that propecia side gone with one month after quit . 

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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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