Avodart - I am taking avodard for enlarged prostrate, have been on it for one week?

20 Jan 2012

Testicular pain is not stated as a known side effect of Avodart, but it could be related to ejaculation disorders, etc.If the pain is very bothersome please see your doctor.

These are the known genitourinary side effects.

The incidence of sexual adverse events has been reported to decrease with duration of treatment. After the first 6 months of treatment, the incidence of onset of impotence, decreased libido, ejaculation disorders, or gynecomastia was less than 1%. The adverse event profile for one two year study (n=677) reported that the onset of drug-related events was lower during the second year of treatment compared with the first , except for gynecomastia which was reported at 1% during the first year and 2 % during the second year.

Genitourinary side effects including impotence (up to 4.7%), decreased libido (up to 3.0%), ejaculation disorders (up to 1.4%), and gynecomastia (up to 1.1%) have been reported.

http://www.drugs.com/sfx/avodart-side-effects.html