Here's what we know about how this hormone affects your hair. First and foremost: What's making this happen? While modern medicine has given us many ways to fight balding, our understanding of what ...

Life is full of abbreviations. We could rattle off dozens. But one you may not be as readily familiar with is DHT. It's short for dihydrotestosterone, and if you know anything about hair loss, you ...

A Hormone That Plays an Important Role in the Development of Male Sex Characteristics Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is an androgen that promotes the growth of facial ...

Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, is an androgen hormone produced by testosterone. High levels of DHT can cause hair loss problems, including androgenetic alopecia, or AGA, and male pattern baldness, ...

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a hormone linked to hair loss and other health issues. By the age of 50, more than half the men in the U.S. will likely experience hair loss mediated by DHT. Treatments ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. If you’ve noticed the signs of male pattern baldness — say, a thinning hairline or a bald patch on the crown of your head — a hormone called DHT is ...