What’s your testosterone to DHT ratio? The healthy range is 0.05 to 0.33 according to most hormone papers. Just take your DHT and divide it by your T.
For me, 45/895 = 0.04, well out of the healthy range. Considering I was balding so early at 16 my normal ratios are probably in the upper end, around 0.20-0.30. But Minoxidil is a 5-AR inhibitor so it’s significantly lowered.
Understanding this may help us solve PFS. If you haven’t gotten your hormones measured yet, make sure you exercise and lift hard before the bloodwork: that will get your testosterone up and will show if there is a problem with T - DHT conversion. Many of you are depressed and sedentary which will lower your testosterone regardless of what drugs you’ve taken.