Too much testosterone?

[powersam]

back to the actual topic of the thread....

a recent study posted here and on hairlosshelp found that most balding men had lower than average levels of testosterone, not higher.

 

[bubka]

back to the actual topic of the thread....

a recent study posted here and on hairlosshelp found that most balding men had lower than average levels of testosterone, not higher.

i have read that too elsewhere

i had below normal testosterone when i first started and had blood work done to see what could be wrong

 

[s.a.f]

a recent study posted here and on hairlosshelp found that most balding men had lower than average levels of testosterone, not higher.

Hopefully this should put an end to some of the ridiculous theories that get posted on here.

....or maybe it will just encourage people to think up new ones. :roll:

 

[JWM]

Was this 'fact' taken from http://www.hairloss-research.org by any chance?

 

[powersam]

"Men with androgenic alopecia typically have lower levels of total testosterone, higher levels of unbound/free testosterone, and higher levels of total free androgens including DHT"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_pattern_baldness

 

[Old Baldy]

At my age I think I only have DHT. :cry: (Want proof - my back, nose, beard and ears are a NW1.)

Thinning: You're WRONG!! Mothers are not women!! They're mothers!