Number of Nations Logging onto PFSFoundation.org Rose 29% in 2013
SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 6, 2014 – The number of nations that logged onto the Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation website rose 29 percent in 2013, according to Google Analytics. In all, users in 120 countries outside the United States—or 61 percent of the world (as defined by the 195 nations recognized by the U.S. Department of State)—accessed […]
Reminder: Report PFS Symptoms to FDA MedWatch
SOMERSET, N.J., Oct. 29, 2013 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is reminding PFS patients to report all persistent side effects to the FDA MedWatch program. MedWatch is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s system for detecting safety-hazard signals for pharmaceutical products and medical devices. If a signal is detected, the FDA can issue safety alerts, […]
Clinical Study of Post-Finasteride Syndrome Launched at Baylor College of Medicine
SOMERSET, N.J., Aug. 21, 2013 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation today announced the funding of a second major clinical study on post-finasteride syndrome (PFS), this one at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas. Titled “Genetic and Epigenetic Studies on Post-Finasteride Syndrome Patients,” the research is being led by Mohit Khera (right), MD, MBA, […]
PFS Patient Query: Suicide Cases
August 7, 2013 Dear Friends: The PFS Foundation is seeking information about patients who have taken finasteride or dutasteride, and who have attempted suicide or who have completed suicide. This is an area of active research interest and researchers are seeking to obtain medical records and other relevant material for such patients. To […]
2013 PFS Foundation Annual Address
Aug. 4, 2013 Dear Friends: When we incorporated the Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation in July 2012, our mission was clear: To fund research on the characterization, underlying biologic mechanisms and treatments of PFS while raising public awareness of this often life-altering condition afflicting thousands of men the world over. Now, on the occasion of our one-year […]
Clinical Study of Post-Finasteride Syndrome Launched at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
SOMERSET, N.J., July 1, 2013 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation today announced the funding of a major clinical study on post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Titled “A Preliminary, Hypothesis-Generating Investigation of the Post-Finasteride Syndrome: Description of the Phenotype, and Elucidation of the Hormonal, Genetic […]
Abstracts from February 2013 PFS Roundtable Research Discussion in Italy
SOMERSET, N.J., March 25, 2013 – The roundtable discussion at the 7th international steroids and nervous system meeting in Orbassano (TO), Italy, February 16th – 20th 2013, included scientific presentations and discussions amongst multiple medical researchers regarding the Post-Finasteride Syndrome. This event was a great opportunity for the PFS Foundation to increase awareness of PFS […]
The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation Is Granted Nonprofit Status by the IRS as a Public Charity
SOMERSET, N.J., March 18, 2013 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation today announced that it has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service. “Nonprofit status will allow us to put more dollars to work pursuing our core goal, which is funding research on the characterization, underlying biologic mechanisms and treatments of PFS,” added Dr. […]
Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation Sponsors PFS Roundtable for Medical Researchers at International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System
SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 5, 2012 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is sponsoring a round-table discussion on PFS at the University of Milan’s 7th International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System conference in Torino, Italy, Feb. 19, 2013. Titled “Effects of Finasteride Treatment on the Nervous System,” the event is being organized by Roberto Melcangi, […]
Foundation Launches Website to Fund Research into Post-Finasteride Syndrome
The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation today launched its website, PFSFoundation.org. The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is dedicated to helping fund research on the characterization, underlying biologic mechanisms and treatments of the post-finasteride syndrome (PFS).