Atepros Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy (Risk to Male Fetus): Pregnancy Category X.
Finasteride is contraindicated in women when they are or may potentially be pregnant.
Women are advised not to handle crushed or broken finasteride tablets when they are pregnant or may potentially become pregnant because of the possibility of finasteride absorption and subsequent potential risk to a male fetus. Because of the ability of type II 5-reductase inhibitors to inhibit conversion of testosterone to DHT, exposure of pregnant women to these drugs (including finasteride) may cause abnormalities of the external genitalia of a male fetus.
Finasteride tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets have not been broken or crushed.
Exposure of the female sexual partner to the patient's semen should also be avoided when the partner is or may become pregnant since finasteride has been detected in the semen. Discontinuation of finasteride therapy should also be considered.
Lactation: Finasteride is not indicated for use in women and its distribution into human milk is not known.