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Does masturbation is cause of hair loss... what is role of dht in hair loss?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Masturbation: Probably not. Stop masturbating and see your doctor to help you.

Dr Lin and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/26/2015

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Hair loss not your f: Masturbation does NOT cause hair loss!!!!! DHT is an important factor and finasteride lowers it.

Dr Singh and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/31/2017

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If masturbation didnt cause it why did i start to loose my hair at 14 and baldness isnt in my family how come dht just gets produced for no reason?

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Can metoprolol cause hairfall iam noticing hair thinning but I don't know whether it is due to metoprolol or it is due to I stopped masturbating for months so it could result in more dht my age is 26 years hair is just slightly thinning from middle?

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