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Does having sex raise dht? is it bad for balding ?

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Umm....: I don't think there is any reliable answer to that. There are lots of bald men who never have sex, and lots of men with full heads of hair who are very sexually active. Avoiding sex in the hopes of avoiding baldness is probably not a good strategy.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 1/3/2016

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