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Understanding testosterone is bad for prostate cancer, is it the dht, or the good testosterone or both that is bad?

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Probably both: Exogenous testosterone therapy slightly increases risk of prostate cancer, and it is not possible to determine which fraction of Testosterone is resonsible

Answered 11/13/2017

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I had high dht(higher than normal levels) for 2 years. But now I am back with normal dht levels from past 3-4 months .Would the past increased dht levels for 2 years put me at risk of getting prostate cancer?(as high dht causes prostate cancer?

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I had high dht(higher than normal levels) for12 months. But now I am back with normal dht levels from past 3-4 months .Would the past increased dht levels for 12 months put me at risk of getting prostate cancer?(as high dht causes prostate cancer?

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