accutane and dihydrotestosterone

[bartman314]

i recently started a treatment of accutane for a very bad case of back acne. in my research, i came across this report indicating that accutane shuts down natural production of dihydrotestosterone.

Accutane blocks formation of dihydrotestosterone and does not affect other hormones. R Palatsi, A Ruokonen, A Oikarinen. Isotretinoin, tetracycline and circulating hormones in acne. Acta Dermato – Venereologica 77: 5 (SEP 1997):394-396.

i'm on TRT, so am not too concerned about this... should i be?

i'm going to post in parallel in hrt section.

bart

[Titanbrah]

interesting. If thats true I can finally cycle again without having to fear major hair loss lol