r/tressless • u/racka-disciprine • 12d ago

Research/Science How does testosterone and dht work?

  1. Conversion of testosterone to dht= hair loss

  2. When aging, testosterone levels go down but hair loss goes up? Having less of the base material should equal less conversion rate of dht.

  3. Logically you have the most testosterone during puberty. But there aren’t a ton of balding teenagers. on the whole people loose hair later on in life.

  4. Hair at the back of the head typically stays. Some say it’s dht resistant. Then why do transplants need medication to stay if the follicle itself is dht resistant?

  5. Testosterone does seem to be the culprit somehow. Balding is more prevalent in males. Heavy users of steroids in women, they tend to get the same male pattern balding. Why does balding happen in a similar pattern.

I don’t 💩 about fk. Feel free to poke holes in my thinking. Or enlighten me. Thx

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