what is an anti-androgen?

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sorry for that stupid question, but what is it excactly, what does it exactly do?

i know that spironolactone is an anti-androgen. i heard that finasteride was too, is that right?

and nizoral is a mild anti-androgen. what does an anti-androgen do and which ones are anti-androgens?
 

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you sure are curiuos :lol:
 

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when I don't know the answer to something, I spend 10 seconds googling and 5 minutes reading instead of 1 minute posting and 60 minutes waiting.
 
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okay, finasterid is an anti-androgen. it means that it stops the transformation of testosteron in DHT.

i always hear that spironolactone is an anti-androgen too. is that true? i will go on googling.
 
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hair today gone tomorrow said:
flimflam said:
when I don't know the answer to something, I spend 10 seconds googling and 5 minutes reading instead of 1 minute posting and 60 minutes waiting.

yah, but youre smarter than the average bear.

yes, he s smarter than me. :roll:
 
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okay i found out much in meantime.

i now know that all finasteride, avo, spironolactone , flutamide, fluridil are anti-androgens.

but now, whats the difference between something like spironolactone and finasteride/avo?
 

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neo1234 said:
okay i found out much in meantime.

i now know that all finasteride, avo, spironolactone , flutamide, fluridil are anti-androgens.

but now, whats the difference between something like spironolactone and finasteride/avo?

Im not helping you anymore
 

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neo1234 said:
i now know that all finasteride, avo, spironolactone , flutamide, fluridil are anti-androgens.

but now, whats the difference between something like spironolactone and finasteride/avo?

Finasteride and dutasteride are not technically considered to be antiandrogens, because they don't have any significant effect on androgen receptors. They are 5a-reductase inhibitors. There have been suggestions in the past from the medical/scientific community that maybe the definition of "antiandrogen" should be extended to include 5a-reductase inhibitors, but that hasn't happened yet.

Spironolactone, on the other hand, is a true androgen receptor blocker, which makes it a legitimate "antiandrogen".
 

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ketacor..whatever? yes i think so. dont know much about it though.
 
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hair today gone tomorrow said:
neo1234 said:
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powersam said:
is ketoconazoale considered an anti-androgen then?

yah...although in shampoo form its a mild one.

is there a non-shampoo form too?
yes[/quote:0e77d]

is it good? why does nearly noone use it?
 

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neo1234 said:
hair today gone tomorrow said:
neo1234 said:
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powersam said:
is ketoconazoale considered an anti-androgen then?

yah...although in shampoo form its a mild one.

is there a non-shampoo form too?
yes

is it good? why does nearly noone use it?[/quote:31ab9]

Its Nizoral!

If you want to keep your hair you can take combination of anti-androgens like spironolactone+flutamide, finasteride+spironolactone, finasteride+ketalonozole+acetone cyprate, etc...
But what you gain in hair loss battle you'll loose in other things like strength, you'll start to talk with a feminine voice, your breast will grow, etc...

finasteride or dutasteride is always fundamental to prevent DHT formation (about 80%) which is the substance responsible for our hairloss, other meds will bind free testosterone so if less T will result in less DHT.
 
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