RaginDemon
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thanks for the info Bryan!
abcdefg said:DHT is very important all over so how exactly does merk demonstrate to us that is safe to change that?
Mew said:What's funny is that for decades, science didn't believe the Appendix had any use in humans.
Well surprise, surprise -- it does have a use after all:
Scientists discover true function of appendix organ
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/ ... tion=world
And here we have Merck telling us that "Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, does not appear to have any essential physiological role in the adult male"... which is simply ridiculous, as many have found out after taking Finasteride that DHT is indeed VITAL to their proper mental/sexual function.
OF COURSE a company (Merck) that is marketing a product (Finasteride) to surpress DHT (an androgen) for hairloss or BPH is going to tell you DHT serves no purpose... but if you dig deeper beyond the spin doctoring, and review the scientific literature, you will see it does -- many purposes, in fact.
And just like the Appendix, EVERYTHING in the human body serves a purpose -- otherwise it wouldn't BE THERE after millions of years of evolution, since the body is a very efficient machine and eliminates those things it no longer needs.
Bottom line: medical science once said the appendix was useless, now they are changing their tune. The same analogy can be applied to DHT, especially considering Merck's stance.