- male
- 30 Years
- 22/01/2025
Ive been really concerned because my brothers dealing with Alopecia and hes on a bunch of steroids like Aretha 50mg and Betnesol fort 1mg. Im just worried - could taking all these steroids affect his organs or his sperm count in any way?
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no need to worry ,low dose of steroids wont affect any organ,use those prescribed drugs for a period prescribed by your doctor and there is no such relation of these drugs on sperm count.
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Consult a Dermatologist
Answered 04/07/2025
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