dihydrotestosterone
noun
di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one
(ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-te-ˈstä-stə-ˌrōn 
: a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity
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Researchers found that the athletes' levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) increased while taking creatine.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
Testosterone and its active form, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), traverse the membranes of prostate cancer cells and interact with androgen receptors in the cytoplasm, a cell’s liquid interior.
—Marc B. Garnick, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
However, there was one study done where a college-age group of rugby players experienced hair loss following a 3-week creatine supplement regimen, though it was believed that this hair loss was actually caused by an increase in the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone) within the players’ bodies.
—Douglas Maroney, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
These drugs prevent testosterone from turning into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to prostate cancer at higher levels.5
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
Testosterone and its active form, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), traverse the membranes of prostate cancer cells and interact with androgen receptors in the cytoplasm, a cell’s liquid interior.
—Marc B. Garnick, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
However, there was one study done where a college-age group of rugby players experienced hair loss following a 3-week creatine supplement regimen, though it was believed that this hair loss was actually caused by an increase in the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone) within the players’ bodies.
—Douglas Maroney, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
These drugs prevent testosterone from turning into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to prostate cancer at higher levels.5
Is There Medication to Prevent Breast Cancer?
—Anisa Arsenault, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
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dihydrotestosterone
noun
di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one
-te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn
: a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate)
—abbreviation DHT
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