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    Glossary 5α-reductase enzyme

    converts testosterone into the more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

    The 5α-reductase enzyme is responsible for converting testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a more potent androgen hormone. This enzyme plays a significant role in the development of male characteristics and is also implicated in conditions like androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

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    1. Did anybody use beta sisterol for hair loss? I saw in many articles in the internet that said that beta sisterol blocks dht by inhibiting 5a reductase type 2 enzyme and some reviews of people who said that it worked better than saw palmetto in terms of stoping hair loss and helping prostate. Reddit · 11 May 2023
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    9. According to this study, drinking green tea might make things worse? Reddit · 27 Oct 2023
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    14. A warning to those using or thinking about using Dutasteride – Follow-up Reddit · 13 Mar 2021
    15. Dutasteride takes 1-3 months to work in the scalp. Not weeks. Be careful. Reddit · 21 Aug 2024
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    20. Does Topical Finasteride Directly Reducing Scalp DHT? Reddit · 17 May 2023
    21. What’s the science behind 1mg Finasteride 3 X a week being as effective as daily? Reddit · 12 Apr 2023
    22. Connection between finasteride and nafld? Reddit · 13 Aug 2024
    23. Huberman tweet about finasteride Reddit · 13 Nov 2023
    24. How to BECOME a RESPONDER to Fin/Dut if you are not responding Reddit · 5 Aug 2023
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    29. Isn't it kind of strange that hair loss happens at where the 2 main superficial temporal arterty branches (temples and crown) are? Reddit · 8 May 2023
    30. 5 alpha reductase type 1 is in brain tissue producing the main endogenous gabaergic allopregnanolone, not 2. How can finasteride as a 5ar2 lower that? Reddit · 3 Oct 2024