Tag: androgen
Stress ups cortisol/estrogen/prolactin, drops DHT, causes male infertility and prostate issues
If you try to discuss infertility with a fertility/reproductive specialist or an endocrinologist, and mention that chronic…
DHT, not T, likely the “active” androgen in heart and brain
Interesting study, done on baboons (so should have good relevance for humans), demonstrating that the cardiovascular system…
Estrogens cause obesity / PCOS in women, DHT is protective
Female obesity and the closely related condition PCOS are perhaps the female equivalent of the so-called “androgen…
Low DHT can cause hypogonadism symptoms even in eugonadal men
Seemingly contradictory title, but the study findings are pretty clear. Namely, even in males with normal testosterone…
Androgens (T, DHT) highly protective against the flu
A gem of a study that throws a wrench in one of medicine’s core dogmas – i.e….
Topical DHT therapy promotes hair growth
Despite mentioning it in another post on testosterone (T) treatment for hair loss, I thought that this…
Testosterone therapy (TRT) reverses hair loss (in women)
The evidence undermining the fake/corrupt hypothesis of “androgenic alopecia” keeps accumulating. I really wish the study below…
DHT restores anabolism / vitality / sexuality even in 90+ y.o. males
A great study, a true blast from the (better) past, when androgenic steroids and especially DHT were…
Androgens (e.g. DHT) curative even for treatment-resistant breast cancer
As many of my readers know, back in the “good ol’ days” (when medicine was slightly less…
Heart attack survivors have high stress (cortisol/adrenaline) hypersensitivity, low androgens
A very interesting study that highlights yet again the connection between chronic stress and ill systemic health,…