Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, is an androgen hormone produced by testosterone. High levels of DHT can cause hair loss problems, including androgenetic alopecia, or AGA, and male pattern baldness, ...

Here's what we know about how this hormone affects your hair. First and foremost: What's making this happen? While modern medicine has given us many ways to fight balding, our understanding of what ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. If you’ve noticed the signs of male pattern baldness — say, a thinning hairline or a bald patch on the crown of your head — a hormone called DHT is ...

Dutasteride is another 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, like finasteride, which works by blocking the male hormone DHT to stop ...

Life is full of abbreviations. We could rattle off dozens. But one you may not be as readily familiar with is DHT. It's short for dihydrotestosterone, and if you know anything about hair loss, you ...