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I have bad skin& hair, prone to acne, excessive body hair & an athletic body shape. if a blood test shows i have high testosterone what can i be given?

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Dr. Jesse Mills answered

Specializes in Urology

It won't. : You won't have high t. You may have high conversion of t to Dht which causes some of your symptoms. You need to practice food facial hygiene, trim body hair regularly and celebrate your athletic body.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 6/25/2014

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