hi
i quit using propecia not long ago after i came across this forum. but that’s not the point here.
the point is , when i try to look for information regarding dht, all i can see is how bad this hormone is. it’s described as a violent hormone which can also lead to problems with the prostate (even cancer)…
so what is really going on here? if this hormone is really that bad, why when blocking it, it creates so many problems?
i’m new to this so please don’t be mad at me if i ask stupid questions, but i really want to know more about it because i think it can help me with my recovery (loss of muscles and scrotum shrinkage).
All this about it being a bad hormone is a myth. One that I believed at one time. Medical evidence actually points to DHT not being the cause of prostate cancer althought in age it can increase its size.
Why do our bodies need DHT. Well let me start by saying that not a single one of us here would be men (male) without it.
It is the hormone responsible for causing a female fetus to develope male genetials. It is involved with sexual development thoughout puberty… thus any 5AR2 inhibitors are definitely not safe to use during the teenage years.
Besides that it has been shown in some of the medical studies I have seen on this site that DHT is needed for healthy genetial tissue… its importance has been underestimated at large by the medical community.
Not much else is known about DHT and it was thought to be a relatively useless hormone after puberty… obviously that is not the case.
DHT also binds with the androgen receptor at a far higher affinity than Testosterone. It is the preferred ligand for the AR to bind with, to exert androgenic effects.
all the negative crap you see is made by pharmaceutical industries. It is a big BS. Nothing is unimportant in our body. DHT is the hormone of life. This is the same BS made against natural butter, milk and it’s cream to push plant oils but in reality it is the opposite. plant oils are bigger killer any way I am sorry this is not the point here. Bottom line here is what you see in the media is lie based on biased research to push the sale of some garbage stuff.
DHT is a naturally occurring and necessary male hormone responsible for male development and sexual function. We’ve all learned the hard way that these marketing efforts were not designed with young mens’ health in mind.
