Blood Work - Do Dht Levels Even Matter?

[ZLulic]

I did some blood work.

My T levels are a bit higher than normal, although different clinics give different reference levels. I am more concerned about the very high DHT levels. I am currently not on antiandrogens and only on Minoxidil. Do you think it would be beneficial to start with finasteride/dutasteride and do you think there is a risk of nuking the DHT too much? Or do these levels don't matter at all and it's all about follicle sensitivity to DHT?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[-G-]

I was reading somewhere in this forum that DHT levels can have an impact on how well or not well you respond to finasteride. I been meaning to look it up but got lazy (fairly certain it was on this thread or perhaps reddit tressless).

If I am not mistaken, the theory put forward was that low DHT + balding meant you were going to be a good responder. High DHT + balding meant you were not going to be a good responder. Please don't quote me on this, I think this is what they said.

 

[badhabiz]

starting finasteride is up to you, you know the drill
about serum levels...dht is a poor indicator, not reliable at all...you may have very diff results in the same day
sexual precursors ( like androstenedione) are much more credible

 

[badhabiz]

are you not satisfied with minoxidil?

 

[ZLulic]

starting finasteride is up to you, you know the drill
about serum levels...dht is a poor indicator, not reliable at all...you may have very diff results in the same day
sexual precursors ( like androstenedione) are much more credible

I see, thanks.

are you not satisfied with minoxidil?

Poor responder with very little cosmetic improvement within 1 year, also added 1 mm needling but still no changes.

 

[-G-]

I started finasteride at low dosages and monitored my body and of course "ma dick". I started off with around .25 every three days for almost a month, slowly went one. I think at some point 1MG was to much so I want back down. Now I am comfortable at 1MG every three days. I did also do bloodwork and had to pay for some. Just as an FYI to myself.

When it comes to sides, I was reading it could be partially mental sides. Again, one post on reddit stated that if you wake up with erections, that means it all works so the rest of it could be up to you.

As a precaution, as I am trying to wh*** myself out before I go bald, I have gotten the magic blue pill as back-up.