Does Sex Cause the Body To Produce More DHT?
Hello, i know that finasteride avoids the productions of dht by methods i cant explain with my bad english. The fact is that the DHT is needed for the erectile functions of the penis. How can i think that sex/masturbation dont make the body to produce more DHT to have reserves?
If that logic holds true, then all the bald men of the world must be sex addicts or rampant masturbators. Please excuse my humor, but your assumptions are erroneous. Increased DHT does not lead to erectile dysfunction. And increased sex or masturbation does not cause hair loss. Have fun!
“all the bald men of the world must be sex addicts or rampant masturbators”
What a stupid thing to say. Just because excessive masturbation/sex may play a role in hair loss doesn’t mean other factors (like diet, genetics etc.) aren’t also involved.
As far as I know, ejaculation (not sex/masturbation itself) does trigger testosterone-DHT conversion and DHT is the hormone responsible for androgenic alopecia. Again, other factors like diet, stress, age, genetic sensitivity to DHT etc. are also involved.
I was wrong, masturbation/sex itself does trigger testosterone-DHT conversion in the penile tissue but, as far as I know (I could be dead wrong, wishful thinking, maybe) this DHT is produced locally and ‘trapped’ in the penile tissue. When men and women orgasm, however, prolactin is released into their bloodstream and prolactin stimulates the production of the enzymbe 5 alpha reductace, the enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT.
Based on my own observation and experience, masturbation / sex causes hair to fall out.
I have been taking dutasteride for almost two years now and I would have been long bald if I didn’t. As long as I do not masturbate or have sex, my hair stays in its place. But when libido creeps in and I need to get off, I masturbate / have sex for 3 days to a week non-stop. Two weeks later, my hair starts to thin out and it falls like crazy, which makes me extremely upset and regretful. It takes me two months to grow that hair and it just falls out for a few days of pleasure.
I am now trying desperately to avoid any sexual activity and I am just glad that dutasteride also suppresses my drive. I will try a combination of minoxidil and dutasteride so that I can regain my full hair. After that, I’m gonna have to have myself castrated. I never really regret not having to father any child because my genes are bad. I carry a balding gene, what could be worse?