According to the Journal of Endocrinology, Masturbation Increases DHT
according to this actual study, masturbation can indeed increase levels of DHT which causes hair loss.
Link: Journal of Endocrinology – Endocrine effects of masturbation in men
A few things that should be pointed out:
- The study was performed over 30 years ago, with the article dating to 1976.
- There are no controls on sexually active men here.
I suspect that an active sex life will keep testosterone levels up and as DHT is a metabolic end point for testosterone metabolism, that means that DHT will rise. With that said, this does not mean that hair loss will result, and that is the point. The presence of DHT working on the genetically sensitive individual is what causes hair loss and I don’t believe that masturbation or regular sex will impact the rate of hair loss. Once again, I strongly believe that masturbating does not cause hair loss.
I am writing as a researcher, not a professional.
This article only says that all hormones increase right after sex. All of them. It doesn’t say for how long. Other articles say that the boost in testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone DHT are short lived. That men who have sex and men who abstain have the same testosterone levels.
You are not hurting nor helping your hormones by being sexually active, solo or with a partner. So do what you want.
DHT is the final masculinizing form of testosterone. It makes you a man. Men’s capacity to have orgasms depends upon their DHT levels. I would like to have a high sexual capacity. I want all the DHT I can get. I researched to see if having more sex could help me raise my levels, but it does not help nor hurt.
DHT makes you sexually powerful. Having sex does not help increase your DHT.
This whole topic of DHT on the web has been hijacked by people saying that DHT will hurt you. That’s crazy. It can only help you.
Yes, DHT increases male balding, as it increases all other male traits. I would not want to feminize myself to keep my hair. I guess it can increase pimples. But I don’t think masturbation increases pimples.
There are certain groups of people who want to tone down masculinity, maybe vetarian groups, I don’t know. They publish very incorrect information about testosterone and sexual activity as being bad. They make masturbation sound like it is destroying your brain chemistry. That is crazy.
If you don’t empty your prostate regularly the sperm will die and give you prostate cancer. So do what feels natural. Nature is not your enemy. Stupid people are.