Take a look at the paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22686691/
It took him just 3 months to regrow hair on dutasteride, but it's probably because he had been taking finasteride continuously before that.
I visited many endocrinologists and found out that they usually only worry about very high hormone levels (like 100 times the normal amount). I had high prolactin levels for years, but they went back to normal when I ate better and started intermittent fasting.
I believe the cost depends on where you live. In my case, it was affordable. I went to a lab and got a comprehensive hormone blood test panel for about $200.
Then I saw different endocrinologists. High levels of 17-oh progesterone suggested I had a non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia...
Maybe if DHT is too high, even dutasteride won't help much. My DHT levels have always been very high, far beyond the normal range. I managed to control it with intermittent fasting, but it went back up when I started eating normally again.
Hi all,
I have very high levels of adrenal androgens, with DHT greater than 2500 pg/ml (250-990), DHEA at 34 ng/ml (<13), androstenedione at 24.9 nmol/l (1.8 - 11.8), and 17-OHP at 14.94 nmol/l (1.52 - 6.36).
I'm thinking about taking oral dutasteride, but I'm worried that blocking DHT could...