Prostatitis and Hair Loss?

Hello Dr Rassman,

I am a 29 year old male who recently noticed that my crown was thinning. My hairdresser confirmed that she only noticed the thinning very recently. Over the last year I have also been battling a severe and stubborn case of what the urologist told me was prostatitis.

Are these two problems linked. I have read that a swollen prostate will produce more DHT then a regular size one. Is that accurate?

I would doubt that prostatitis will increase DHT, as the prostate itself has nothing to do with DHT production. DHT is a metabolic derivative of testosterone which is made in the testicles, not the prostate. The prostate is a target organ that is impacted by DHT and that is why blocking this DHT with finasteride or dutasteride will reduce the enlarged size.