yoshiesque
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I have been seeing more and more cases of people using a combination of minoxidil/progesterone/tretinoin to combat hair loss. And it seems to work. The main reason is because of the progesterone.
However after consulting with a pharmacist who gives this to patients (with doctors prescription of course), he also uses Spironolactone, which is an anti-androgen. And by this I assume he means anti-testosterone/DHT.
BUT, didnt Danny Roddy and Ray Peat discuss the whole DHT/Testosterone theory for hair loss as being invalid?
I think people are under the assumption that topical progesterone blocks testosterone/DHT in the scalp area. Is that true? Or is there something else thats making the hair grow?
However after consulting with a pharmacist who gives this to patients (with doctors prescription of course), he also uses Spironolactone, which is an anti-androgen. And by this I assume he means anti-testosterone/DHT.
BUT, didnt Danny Roddy and Ray Peat discuss the whole DHT/Testosterone theory for hair loss as being invalid?
I think people are under the assumption that topical progesterone blocks testosterone/DHT in the scalp area. Is that true? Or is there something else thats making the hair grow?