dihydrotestosterone
noun
di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one
(ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-te-ˈstä-stə-ˌrōn 
: a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity
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Saw Palmetto may help to inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that contributes to the enlargement of the prostate gland.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
Finasteride belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors that block the conversion of testosterone into the more bioactive form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
First approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992, Proscar is a 5a-reductase inhibitor that blocks the enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.1 A potent androgen (male hormone), dihydrotestosterone can promote prostate growth, causing BPH.
—Matthew Schmitz, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
This can be due to changing levels of hormones, including less testosterone production or an accumulation of dihydrotestosterone.
—Suzannah Weiss, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Hormones called androgens are primarily to blame for significant hair loss; specifically, an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which the body creates from its total supply of testosterone each day.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Whey protein is high in a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which has been linked to hair loss.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
Saw palmetto carries out an essential function in neutralizing the harmful action of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that kills healthy hair follicles.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
It’s driven by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which binds to androgen receptors in your scalp causing hair follicles to shrink and prevents new hair from growing.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
Finasteride belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors that block the conversion of testosterone into the more bioactive form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
First approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992, Proscar is a 5a-reductase inhibitor that blocks the enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.1 A potent androgen (male hormone), dihydrotestosterone can promote prostate growth, causing BPH.
—Matthew Schmitz, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
This can be due to changing levels of hormones, including less testosterone production or an accumulation of dihydrotestosterone.
—Suzannah Weiss, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Hormones called androgens are primarily to blame for significant hair loss; specifically, an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which the body creates from its total supply of testosterone each day.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Whey protein is high in a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which has been linked to hair loss.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
Saw palmetto carries out an essential function in neutralizing the harmful action of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that kills healthy hair follicles.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
It’s driven by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which binds to androgen receptors in your scalp causing hair follicles to shrink and prevents new hair from growing.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
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1965, in the meaning defined above
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dihydrotestosterone
noun
di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one
-te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn
: a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate)
—abbreviation DHT
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