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A 28-year-old male asked:
Which one produces less dht and hairloss, androgel or testosterone shots? im on androgel and started to notice hair loss
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
All testosterone: can be converted to DHT, but topical gels produce consistently normal levels where injections give peaks and valleys, which would probably lead to more DHT. Don't know that there's a proven answer to your question.
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented
Dermatology 59 years experience
Consider seriously. Do you really need this type of medicine?
Aug 12, 2014
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Consider nothing: The tests for low testosterone are very unreliable as a true measure of health. Unless you have lost your testes or have atrophied testes you may be getting only a placebo response on libido. There are serious risks of cardiovascular or prostate disease with the use of male hormones. They both cause thinning of scalp hair. The most important organ for libido is the brain.
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Dr. James Okamotoanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Same: There is probably very little difference between hair loss due to androgel or testosterone shots, or the testosterone patches (androderm) it is more likely dose dependent (meaning the higher the dose of testosterone, the more likely you are to lose hair).
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented
Dermatology 59 years experience
Do you really need either of these?
Aug 12, 2014
Last updated Aug 12, 2014
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