High Dht Levels Or Overly Sensitive Receptors?

[biddybomb]

my body hair has definitely lightened up since starting finasteride, I wasn't one of those hugely hairy guys however my legs definately were quite hairy. I realized the other day how thin and light they got in appearance. My beard also grows in with less pigment too and lighter.

 

[hairblues]

my body hair has definitely lightened up since starting finasteride, I wasn't one of those hugely hairy guys however my legs definately were quite hairy. I realized the other day how thin and light they got in appearance. My beard also grows in with less pigment too and lighter.

Your scalp hair it worked well for regrowth?

 

[GoldenMane]

I thought DHT levels decrease with age? I'm pretty sure older men have less testosterone than younger men.

It's all about DHT sensitivity and either a cumulative effect, or passing a certain threshold.
What triggers this sensitivity is either the a sudden increase to that threshold during puberty, or aging (often prematurely).

 

[biddybomb]

Your scalp hair it worked well for regrowth?

i have an extremely slow receding hairline, I could have never taken finasteride and been a norwood 3 at the absolute worse by the time I was in my sixties (going by my father his father) so its impossible for me to know if its actually doing anything.

 

[phamboy24]

Hairs on the front of the head and back of the head are the same, there are no extra sensitive hair follicles or any of that nonsense. DHT only becomes inflammatory in a hypoxic environment (low oxygen/ blood flow).. The front / top of the scalp gets less oxygen over time, either from arterial plaque or calcification of the arteries. When this happens DHT initiates an inflammatory response when there is low oxygen. DHT otherwise triggers an increase in hair growth. The capillaries are very weak at the top of the head and easily compromised for certain individuals with bad genetics.

Lowering DHT is like an indirect way of dealing with baldness. YA it might solve the problem but doesn't help the root cause. And DHT will be a lot higher if you have higher estrogen levels. (not excercising, eating junk food, excess toxins like BPA)

A lot of people will dispute this because of the mainstream bullshit, but I've done my fair amount of research on the subject.

How can we make our hair follicles stronger?