whats DHT's Role post puberty
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Most evidence suggests that DHT has no essential role in the adult body. A deficiency of DHT from 5-AR type 2 in the adult body has no major or fatal consequences. The consequences of a deficiency of DHT from 5-AR type 1 (which is present in the brain in measurable amounts) are less well understood, because there is no biological model for this deficiency. Dutasteride, which inhibits the type 1 enzyme, is therefore a significant risk.
Aesthetic
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thanks thought more people would be able to reply to this
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Androgens are vital in brain, even in post puberty.
Legit sources motherf. Do you have any?
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we are all cutting our DHT levels down but we have no clue what DHT does, wtf, there has to be some legit studies out there
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a search in medline is advised
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=brain+androgens
a recent paper
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25766520
[h=1]Learning and memory: Steroids and epigenetics.[/h]"The review is concluded by a short excursus on the steroid activated epigenetic mechanisms involved in memory formation."
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That's steroids in general though. Excess test could compensate for the dht loss at least for finasteride. Perhaps type 1 DHT in the brain is another matter. (dutasteride)
In regards to the question by OP, these things come to my mind at the moment about DHT:
1) Can cause Acne
2) Enlarge the prostate
3) Body hair growth
4) Does not get aromatised to Oestrogen like Testosterone so is a natural aromatase inhibitor.
I am sure there is more if you read up on it.