All Androgens and their roles in looks

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To start off, this thread won’t go into super detail about how these androgens will slightly express and upregulate/down regulate each gene as it’s just too unnecessary



TESTOSTERONE

This is the primary male androgen specialising in

- fat loss
- fat redistribution
- muscle protein synthesis
- masculinising bone structure in all areas
- slightly contributing to maturation of bone/ossification
- directly upregulating libido and sex drive dramatically
- manipulating dopamine pathways in regard to risk taking
- increasing sebaceous gland size
- contributing to male hair loss
- increases ability to grow hair in differant places, armpits/beard/moustache/chest/
- thickens skin directly
- maintains collagen production
- signals more E2 to be made
- signals more DHT to be made

- upregulates more conversion between gh and igf1
- can contribute to chondrocyte proliferation
- contributes to masculine facial feature thickening, brown ridge/jaw/zygomatics
- anabolic affect on creating a more defined masculine frame
- improves insulin sensetivity

testosterone is the main anabolic hormone of the male body with a exact 1-1 anabolic to androgenic ratio


DHT

Affects DHT has on the male body

- strong sebaceous gland growing affects
- strong affect in contributing to male baldness
- promotes a slightly more defined/masculinised facial bone structure
- creates a anabolic environment for muscle growth by binding to muscle cells
- can slightly inhibit myostatin
- promotes strong genitalia growth during adolescence into mid teens
- upregulates liposis
- reduces fat cell creation, (adipogenesis)
- improves insulin sensetivity
- targets visceral fat instead of subcutaneous fat for liposis

DHT can be even more potent then testosterone in some cases depending on the androgen receptor, it is mainly needed mostly during puberty for the development of masculine structure and genital growth



ANDROSTENEDIONE
affects:
- indirectly supports testosterones and DHTs affect on muscle building
- acts as a precursor to test and DHT
- can bind to androgen receptors with a much lower affinity then the main 2 androgens
- can be converted to estrogens and test
Just a weak level androgen supporting other hormones with minimal affect of itself other then conversion

DHEA
affects:
- also acts as a precursor to other hormones like estrogen, test, DHT, androstenedione
- low affinity to androgen receptors can still make a minimal differance in total anabolicness
Also another weak precursor to other big hormones just supporting the other ones

ANDROSTERONE
affects:

- Modulates GABA-A receptors in the brain contributing to overall calmness and cognitive function
- metabolite androgen

- very very low affinity to anabolic androgen receptors and no affinity to skin/hair ones

A DHT derived hormone which is relatively a weak hormone with some decent neuro benefits but other then that, insignificant


5-Androstenediol
affects:
- supports modest anabolic mechanisms with relatively low androgen receptor binding power
- also helps modulate GABA-A receptors in the brain for cognitive function

- can be converted to test
- can be converted to estrone (type of estrogen)
- can influence some immune system benefits


Just another relatively weak androgen which can help decently with brain function/getting more of other stronger hormones but overall just another mild support hormone

Epiandrosterone

Affects:
- May contribute to hair/skin/nails in a androgenic way
- a metabolite of DHT/used as a bio marker in some blood test
- slight support of anabolicity to help bigger hormones like T, DHT


It remains as another weak androgen which role lies in determining bio markers and overall health




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I forgot to add, DHT has a anabolic to androgenic affect of about
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To start off, this thread won’t go into super detail about how these androgens will slightly express and upregulate/down regulate each gene as it’s just too unnecessary



TESTOSTERONE

This is the primary male androgen specialising in

- fat loss
- fat redistribution
- muscle protein synthesis
- masculinising bone structure in all areas
- slightly contributing to maturation of bone/ossification
- directly upregulating libido and sex drive dramatically
- manipulating dopamine pathways in regard to risk taking
- increasing sebaceous gland size
- contributing to male hair loss
- increases ability to grow hair in differant places, armpits/beard/moustache/chest/
- thickens skin directly
- maintains collagen production
- signals more E2 to be made
- signals more DHT to be made

- upregulates more conversion between gh and igf1
- can contribute to chondrocyte proliferation
- contributes to masculine facial feature thickening, brown ridge/jaw/zygomatics
- anabolic affect on creating a more defined masculine frame
- improves insulin sensetivity

testosterone is the main anabolic hormone of the male body with a exact 1-1 anabolic to androgenic ratio


DHT

Affects DHT has on the male body

- strong sebaceous gland growing affects
- strong affect in contributing to male baldness
- promotes a slightly more defined/masculinised facial bone structure
- creates a anabolic environment for muscle growth by binding to muscle cells
- can slightly inhibit myostatin
- promotes strong genitalia growth during adolescence into mid teens
- upregulates liposis
- reduces fat cell creation, (adipogenesis)
- improves insulin sensetivity
- targets visceral fat instead of subcutaneous fat for liposis

DHT can be even more potent then testosterone in some cases depending on the androgen receptor, it is mainly needed mostly during puberty for the development of masculine structure and genital growth



ANDROSTENEDIONE
affects:
- indirectly supports testosterones and DHTs affect on muscle building
- acts as a precursor to test and DHT
- can bind to androgen receptors with a much lower affinity then the main 2 androgens
- can be converted to estrogens and test
Just a weak level androgen supporting other hormones with minimal affect of itself other then conversion

DHEA
affects:
- also acts as a precursor to other hormones like estrogen, test, DHT, androstenedione
- low affinity to androgen receptors can still make a minimal differance in total anabolicness
Also another weak precursor to other big hormones just supporting the other ones

ANDROSTERONE
affects:

- Modulates GABA-A receptors in the brain contributing to overall calmness and cognitive function
- metabolite androgen

- very very low affinity to anabolic androgen receptors and no affinity to skin/hair ones

A DHT derived hormone which is relatively a weak hormone with some decent neuro benefits but other then that, insignificant


5-Androstenediol
affects:
- supports modest anabolic mechanisms with relatively low androgen receptor binding power
- also helps modulate GABA-A receptors in the brain for cognitive function

- can be converted to test
- can be converted to estrone (type of estrogen)
- can influence some immune system benefits


Just another relatively weak androgen which can help decently with brain function/getting more of other stronger hormones but overall just another mild support hormone

Epiandrosterone

Affects:
- May contribute to hair/skin/nails in a androgenic way
- a metabolite of DHT/used as a bio marker in some blood test
- slight support of anabolicity to help bigger hormones like T, DHT


It remains as another weak androgen which role lies in determining bio markers and overall health




Thank u for reading, drop a rep if u found this helpful
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