DHT Replacement

**Trenchant7** · 07-06-2014, 01:23 AM

Just curious what the community here thinks about the concept of DHT replacement? I realize there are risks of hair loss, and probably higher risk of prostate issues.

But does anybody test for it to see if it's low? Does anybody attempt to replace it?

Having taking Propecia for three years, I can confidently state that there is no hormone more potent to vitality than DHT. Testosterone pales in comparison to the effects of increased DHT levels. I learned this after dropping Propecia, having inhibited it's for several years. There is just nothing as intense as DHT virility-wise.

**BallSak** · 07-06-2014, 09:14 AM

If your T is low your DHT will also be low, generally speaking. Raise your T and you'll raise DHT. Transdermals are more efficient at raising DHT.

**kelkel** · 07-06-2014, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by BallSak

If your T is low your DHT will also be low, generally speaking. Raise your T and you'll raise DHT. Transdermals are more efficient at raising DHT.

Exactly ^^. DHT is not a bad thing at all. It's what makes us men. And the range for DHT is arbitrary just as Test's scale is.

**2Sox** · 12-30-2016, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Exactly ^^. DHT is not a bad thing at all. It's what makes us men. And the range for DHT is arbitrary just as Test's scale is.

I'm back to resurrect this thread to find out the original answer to this question. And it's a good one! Some of you may know that I had surgery awhile back - radical cystectomy. Removed my bladder and prostate. I'm doing very well but now that some parts are missing, I'm noticing so is a great deal of my libido.

Since the prostate does a great deal of the work converting T to DHT, I figure not having one anymore is a good part of the cause.

I recall reading on a post here that there is a substance I can take to substitute for DHT. Can anyone help me out here?

And Happy New Year to all!

**Mr.BB** · 12-30-2016, 02:57 PM

Proviron its the DHT analog.

But you should test your DHT levels by blood work.

About the original post, we are all different hormone wise, taking similar propecia dosage (quarter of proscar pill daily) I can barely feel the effects. Maybe a little slower body hair growth.
This dosage knocks my DHT to around a third of my original value.

Havent tested it on cycle.

**2Sox** · 12-30-2016, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr.BB

Proviron its the DHT analog.

But you should test your DHT levels by blood work.

About the original post, we are all different hormone wise, taking similar propecia dosage (quarter of proscar pill daily) I can barely feel the effects. Maybe a little slower body hair growth.
This dosage knocks my DHT to around a third of my original value.

Havent tested it on cycle.

Good idea testing DHT on my next blood work. On my to-do list. Thanks.

Never took proviron. Where do you recommend I get it?

**hammerheart** · 12-30-2016, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Trenchant7

There is just nothing as intense as DHT virility-wise.

I never felt more like a man than after rubbing some gel in the lower compartment... (where 5-AR is highly expressed) never experienced an increase in libido though.

**Mr.BB** · 12-30-2016, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by 2Sox

Good idea testing DHT on my next blood work. On my to-do list. Thanks.

Never took proviron. Where do you recommend I get it?

Can't help you there, I just ask my pharmacist.

**hammerheart** · 12-30-2016, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by 2Sox

Good idea testing DHT on my next blood work. On my to-do list. Thanks.

Never took proviron. Where do you recommend I get it?

You can try it but it imo won't work like "natural" DHT, because this wonderful hormone works by being much more androgenic than T and by converting into 3a-diol, a potent pro-cognitive GABA agonist. Synthetic DHTs are much lesser androgenic than T, conversion to methylated -diols also is possible but nothing is known about their function.