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Wouldn't that have some sort of negative impact as well?

I've been told by a user that topical dutasteride gets absorbed poorly. I have no idea if it's true. There are so many contradictory opinions just about anything in this forum. Lol. I actuallt got my blood tests done last month, just before starting duta again. Testosterone levels were 408...

Wouldn't increased E levels make the gynecomastia even worse?

Yeah, that's another problem. Imagine spending thousands on an operation only to get nerve damage, an ugly looking nipple and getting the gynecomastia back on top of that. I know it's the worst case scenario, but negative consequences are definitely possible.

The problem is I'm taking 0.5 mg pills three times a week, so there is no way I can lower it 12-15% a week unless I get tablets and cut them in pieces. I'll see if I can get those. When I quit dutasteride I did it cold turkey and I didn't feel any negative effects until a few months later when...

Never heard about Raloxifene, I'll look into it. A surgery is both too expensive and too risky (mostly, I'm afraid of nerve damage).

Yeah, I will probably have to do a scan. I got on dutasteride because a dermatologist prescribed it to me to treat hair loss. Any idea about how slowly should I exactly transition?

Anyone?

I started taking 0.5 mg Dutasteride in april of 2020 and a month or two later my gynecomastia, which I have had since puberty, started getting worse (my weight is normal). My nipples were hard most of the time and I noticed a soft lump in my left breast that can be moved around. I stopped...

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Ok, but this is the drug I have been prescribed, so it isn't really relevant what the cause is. What do you mean? According to the study I mentioned before: "Low concentrations of DHT were strongly associated with higher insulin resistance and higher risk of diabetes, and this negative...

Yeah, it may raise T a bit, but it lowers DHT dramatically, which is much more potent than T. Are you sure? What about the studies I mentioned above? I mean, chances are it won't have a huge impact on my health, I get it but the risks are there. Are you confident you won't get cognitive...

Thanks for the advice, but I don't think I will need antidepressants. I think my worries aren't unreasonable. As I said, I doubt suppressing a hormone can have no effects on the body, even if there aren't any immediate or noticeable symptoms. The hormone is unlikely to be there for no reason. I...

I wish you were right, but I have my doubts. There seems to be some evidence that DHT has a protective effect against diabetes and cognitive impairment, and according to this study, "treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with the commonly prescribed Avodart (Dutsteride) may put men...

I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that decreasing the levels of a hormone by 90%, or even by 50% percent could have no impact on one's health whatsoever, as some studies seem to suggest.