Balding Blog
12-08-2008, 09:48 AM
I know that DHT is a derivative of testosterone. I read on some hair site that DHT is also a derivative of progesterone. Is this true or not?
I don’t know if DHT is a derivative of progesterone. I get conflicting information from various sources. According to HairSite (http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss-info/progesterone.htm), progesterone inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, thereby reducing the DHT that is normally made from testosterone.
In this reference (http://www.anabolicsteroids-hormoneknowledge-bigmuscles-drugs.com/dihydrotestosterone.html), the derivatives of the various steroids are discussed which may answer your question better.
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I don’t know if DHT is a derivative of progesterone. I get conflicting information from various sources. According to HairSite (http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss-info/progesterone.htm), progesterone inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, thereby reducing the DHT that is normally made from testosterone.
In this reference (http://www.anabolicsteroids-hormoneknowledge-bigmuscles-drugs.com/dihydrotestosterone.html), the derivatives of the various steroids are discussed which may answer your question better.
Tags: dht (http://technorati.com/tag/dht), hairloss (http://technorati.com/tag/hairloss), hair loss (http://technorati.com/tag/hair+loss), progesterone (http://technorati.com/tag/progesterone), testosterone (http://technorati.com/tag/testosterone)
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