persistentone
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Has topical estrogen ever been studied for male pattern baldness? As I understood it this is avoided for fear of systemic absorption, but how effective is it?
I was studying Propecia's sexual side effects, and one interesting result of that research is that the testosterone production cycle in men normally does produce some estrogen as well. And that estrogen level corresponds in more or less linear fashion to sexual desire in men. When Propecia stops testosterone production it is also stopping estrogen. The study I was reading reported that as testosterone was lowered, sexual desire was lowered. Erectile function however was maintained until some threshold testosterone level was reached. Lower Estrogen also resulted in lower sexual desire in men.
So it does make you wonder if Propecia's negative sexual side effect in men might have causes in both a lower testosterone level and also a lower estrogen level. Testosterone cannot be easily replaced without fighting against Propecia and causing male pattern baldness. But it does make you wonder if some trivial amount of supplemental estrogen in men might be an appropriate therapy to fight the lower sexual desire as a result of Propecia's effects on lowering testosterone and estrogen.
And to the extent that topical estrogen on the scalp might also force some hair growth, you would think they could find a dose that would only cause a minimal systemic absorption and that systemic absorption might be desirable against fighting the effects of Propecia.
I was studying Propecia's sexual side effects, and one interesting result of that research is that the testosterone production cycle in men normally does produce some estrogen as well. And that estrogen level corresponds in more or less linear fashion to sexual desire in men. When Propecia stops testosterone production it is also stopping estrogen. The study I was reading reported that as testosterone was lowered, sexual desire was lowered. Erectile function however was maintained until some threshold testosterone level was reached. Lower Estrogen also resulted in lower sexual desire in men.
So it does make you wonder if Propecia's negative sexual side effect in men might have causes in both a lower testosterone level and also a lower estrogen level. Testosterone cannot be easily replaced without fighting against Propecia and causing male pattern baldness. But it does make you wonder if some trivial amount of supplemental estrogen in men might be an appropriate therapy to fight the lower sexual desire as a result of Propecia's effects on lowering testosterone and estrogen.
And to the extent that topical estrogen on the scalp might also force some hair growth, you would think they could find a dose that would only cause a minimal systemic absorption and that systemic absorption might be desirable against fighting the effects of Propecia.
