Does it make sense to do a blood test to measure DHT if dutasteride is not working?

[NothingStopsTheCurse]

Before starting to add stuff on my regimen, I've been thinking on doing a blood test to measure my DHT. Does it makes any sens or it will be useless?

 

[Fightingmyhairloss]

Yes it could be helpful

 

[NothingStopsTheCurse]

Yes it could be helpful

Thx bro, I will do it as soon as possible.

 

[Foids_Bane]

Before starting to add stuff on my regimen, I've been thinking on doing a blood test to measure my DHT. Does it makes any sens or it will be useless?

I'd be interested in seeing that.

I've been on 375mg/week of Test for the past 4 weeks and decided to check both Total T and DHT, which came at 2250 ng/dL and 156 pg/mL (on a 100 pg/mL to 600 pg/mL) respectively. DHT level was a bit too high for my liking even though I've got no reference natty/not on treatments, but I'd like to know how it measures against the rest of the forum.

 

[NothingStopsTheCurse]

I'd be intereste in seeing that.

I've been on 375mg/week of Test for the past 4 weeks and decided to check both Total T and DHT, which came at 2250 ng/dL and 156 pg/mL (on a 100 pg/mL to 600 pg/mL) respectively. DHT level was a bit too high for my liking even though I've got no reference natty/not on treatments, but I'd like to know how it measures against the rest of the forum.

I think your DHT is high if you have androgenetic alopecia.

 

[Foids_Bane]

I think your DHT is high if you have androgenetic alopecia.

Probably so, but it's to be expected at those T levels.

I'm thinking of changing my regimen from Duta E3.5D to EOD and see if it puts me bellow the reference range, but so far I haven't noticed any significant increase in shedding that can't be attributed to seazonal changes.

Only time will tell.

 

[losingbattle88]

Im infertile and produce barely any sperm atm with dutasteride and ketoconazole shampoo. Yet I cant regrow any long terminal hairs or get any thickening I feel im slowly losing hair Still. I have very slow hair growth for some reason but every hair strand is thick and healthy yet losing ground. My hairloss is a mystery its not just androgenetic. And ofc ketoconazole shampoo makes my hair dry and more sparse and thinner feeling and look.

 

[I wont lose this]

Im infertile and produce barely any sperm atm with dutasteride and ketoconazole shampoo. Yet I cant regrow any long terminal hairs or get any thickening I feel im slowly losing hair Still. I have very slow hair growth for some reason but every hair strand is thick and healthy yet losing ground. My hairloss is a mystery its not just androgenetic. And ofc ketoconazole shampoo makes my hair dry and more sparse and thinner feeling and look.

It actually should be the opposite. Whenever I use keto my hair looks fuller, a possible visual effect of the dryness. On the other hand, normal shampoos make my hair look flat, lifeless.

 

[losingbattle88]

It actually should be the opposite. Whenever I use keto my hair looks fuller, a possible visual effect of the dryness. On the other hand, normal shampoos make my hair look flat, lifeless.

No. Every persons hair is different. My hair was already dry and brittle to begin with. Ketoconazole can help People with more oily shiny hair to make it look fuller. Ketoconazole is a very harsh shampoo most People say it makes their hair feel and look thinner man lol. But i dont wanna stop using it Because it works better than topical dutasteride for me. Reduces my shedding like f*****g mad.

 

[Adri23]

No. Every persons hair is different. My hair was already dry and brittle to begin with. Ketoconazole can help People with more oily shiny hair to make it look fuller. Ketoconazole is a very harsh shampoo most People say it makes their hair feel and look thinner man lol. But i dont wanna stop using it Because it works better than topical dutasteride for me. Reduces my shedding like f*****g mad.

I agree with you. Keto makes my hair looks thinner. It used to be dark brown and now it is becoming blonde. It might not be only because of keto tho.

 

[losingbattle88]

I agree with you. Keto makes my hair looks thinner. It used to be dark brown and now it is becoming blonde. It might not be only because of keto tho.

Ye man. I have used topical dutasteride for over a year it never reduced my shedding in the shower or comb, Im done with it atm. Ketoconazole shampoo has reduced shedding by alot I now lose under 10 in shower. I use everyday and let it sit for 10 to 15min. Topical dutasteride is damn useless for me. But maybe its useless because I already use it orally so I cant get more reduced shedding from it by applying it topically. But weirdly ketoconazole has done just that. I Read it kills fungus and reduce inflammation and block dht. Im gonna oil my hair to offset the dryness.

 

[Adri23]

Ye man. I have used topical dutasteride for over a year it never reduced my shedding in the shower or comb, Im done with it atm. Ketoconazole shampoo has reduced shedding by alot I now lose under 10 in shower. I use everyday and let it sit for 10 to 15min. Topical dutasteride is damn useless for me. But maybe its useless because I already use it orally so I cant get more reduced shedding from it by applying it topically. But weirdly ketoconazole has done just that. I Read it kills fungus and reduce inflammation and block dht. Im gonna oil my hair to offset the dryness.

I shed like 30+ hairs after shower or whenever I comb my hair, I'm pretty fucked atm. How long till keto start working? I used it in the past but I just stopped because my hair was sh*t, but now my hair loss is getting really bad so I started with keto 1.5 week ago. The only change I've noticed is that I don't have scalp aches anymore, at least not as frecuent. For bad hair texture, I'm using Squalane, which is good because it doesn't feed the fungus.

 

[losingbattle88]

I shed like 30+ hairs after shower or whenever I comb my hair, I'm pretty fucked atm. How long till keto start working? I used it in the past but I just stopped because my hair was sh*t, but now my hair loss is getting really bad so I started with keto 1.5 week ago. The only change I've noticed is that I don't have scalp aches anymore, at least not as frecuent. For bad hair texture, I'm using Squalane, which is good because it doesn't feed the fungus.

Well I use ketocolost shampoo its expensive from minoxidill express it contains 2% ketoconazole and 1% colostrum milk and some essential oils like peppernint and I believe lavendel or rosmary. Best shampoo I ever used but its abit drying due to the ketoconazole. It reduced my shedding Very fast. Few days I guess.

 

[Adri23]

Well I use ketocolost shampoo its expensive from minoxidill express it contains 2% ketoconazole and 1% colostrum milk and some essential oils like peppernint and I believe lavendel or rosmary. Best shampoo I ever used but its abit drying due to the ketoconazole. It reduced my shedding Very fast. Few days I guess.

Few days wtf? Is that even possible.

 

[losingbattle88]

Few days wtf? Is that even possible.

Yes man honest to god. Probably why its so expensive.

 

[Adri23]

Yes man honest to god. Probably why its so expensive.

I'm using a cheap one. It should help with hair loss anyways, because your shampoo is expensive because you are paying not to get a sh*t hair texture at the end of the day.

 

[losingbattle88]

I'm using a cheap one. It should help with hair loss anyways, because your shampoo is expensive because you are paying not to get a sh*t hair texture at the end of the day.

Ye its less drying than nizoral. But colostrum milk looks interesting.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Im infertile and produce barely any sperm atm with dutasteride and ketoconazole shampoo. Yet I cant regrow any long terminal hairs or get any thickening I feel im slowly losing hair Still. I have very slow hair growth for some reason but every hair strand is thick and healthy yet losing ground. My hairloss is a mystery its not just androgenetic. And ofc ketoconazole shampoo makes my hair dry and more sparse and thinner feeling and look.

You probably shrunk your prostate so much that you can't produce too much ejaculate. I think long term use of this can do that. However, some guys are lucky and they don't have any problems. Keto does make the hair more dry and thinner feeling. It happened to me recently when I started using it again. I guess the amount in Revita Shampoo is not too bad so I can tolerate that shampoo more. I know people think Revita is garbage but I actually like it and think it has some good ingredients in it. Did you ever post photo of your hair on here before?

 

[losingbattle88]

You probably shrunk your prostate so much that you can't produce too much ejaculate. I think long term use of this can do that. However, some guys are lucky and they don't have any problems. Keto does make the hair more dry and thinner feeling. It happened to me recently when I started using it again. I guess the amount in Revita Shampoo is not too bad so I can tolerate that shampoo more. I know people think Revita is garbage but I actually like it and think it has some good ingredients in it. Did you ever post photo of your hair on here before?

Ye. Today sperm was more but probably because i took vitamin D. Or Because i got more aroused. But i Read vitamin d can help produce more sperm.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Ye. Today sperm was more but probably because i took vitamin D. Or Because i got more aroused. But i Read vitamin d can help produce more sperm.

I guess all that fapping to all the young NW1s and the poster with the man bun on here can do that for a guy as complex as yourself.