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what is DHT?
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a potent androgen sex hormone derived from testosterone by the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme
What does DHT do to your body?
DHT has different roles in different life stages for males — mainly during fetal development and puberty.
Unlike testosterone, DHT doesn’t play a significant role in maintaining male physiology in adulthood. Effects mainly include prostate enlargement and male pattern hair loss in adulthood.
what difference does DHT do in and out of puberty?
in puberty DHT is the main driver of:
- facial hair
- body hair
- prostate growth
- dick growth
and after puberty DHT is the main driver of:
- hair loss
- prostate cancer
- acne
- nothing positive
in puberty testosterone is the main driver of:
- muscle mass
- BMD (bone mineral density)
- voice deepening
- facial masculinization (mandibular growth,brow ridge growth,zygomatics growth)
- changes in risk taking, motivation etc
- sexual function (libido)
- mood and cognition
- metabolism and fat distribution
and after puberty testosterone in the main driver of:
- muscle mass
- BMD
- sexual function (libido)
- mood and cognition
- metabolism and fat distribution
TLDR: testosterone mogs DHT to death
and DHT is useless after puberty
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a potent androgen sex hormone derived from testosterone by the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme
What does DHT do to your body?
DHT has different roles in different life stages for males — mainly during fetal development and puberty.
Unlike testosterone, DHT doesn’t play a significant role in maintaining male physiology in adulthood. Effects mainly include prostate enlargement and male pattern hair loss in adulthood.
what difference does DHT do in and out of puberty?
in puberty DHT is the main driver of:
- facial hair
- body hair
- prostate growth
- dick growth
and after puberty DHT is the main driver of:
- hair loss
- prostate cancer
- acne
- nothing positive
in puberty testosterone is the main driver of:
- muscle mass
- BMD (bone mineral density)
- voice deepening
- facial masculinization (mandibular growth,brow ridge growth,zygomatics growth)
- changes in risk taking, motivation etc
- sexual function (libido)
- mood and cognition
- metabolism and fat distribution
and after puberty testosterone in the main driver of:
- muscle mass
- BMD
- sexual function (libido)
- mood and cognition
- metabolism and fat distribution
TLDR: testosterone mogs DHT to death
and DHT is useless after puberty