Hair loss drugs that prevent testosterone conversion to DHT can cause side effects associated with low DHT levels. — Whalespan
Hair loss drugs that prevent testosterone conversion to DHT can cause side effects associated with low DHT levels.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“there are a lot of effects of DHT that you can just see in male phenotypes and it's interesting that these hair loss drugs that are uh or to prevent hair loss drugs are directly aimed at preventing the conversion of testosterone into dihydro testosterone and that's why they to some extent prevent hair loss but also to some extent have a bunch of side effects that are associated with low DHT”