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2. Dihydrotestosterone - Wikipedia

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   Dihydrotestosterone (DHT, ... Androgen deprivation is a therapeutic approach to prostate cancer that can be ... DHT is inactivated in the liver and extrahepatic ...

3. 5α-Reductase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   5α-Reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs), also known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) blockers, are a class of medications with antiandrogenic effects which are used primarily in the treatment of enlarged prostate and scalp hair loss. They are also sometimes used to treat excess hair growth in women and as a component of hormone therapy for transgender ...

4. Androstanolone - Wikipedia

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   Androstanolone, or stanolone, also known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and sold under the brand name Andractim among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication and hormone which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men. [2] It is also used to treat breast development and small penis in males. [2]

5. Masculinizing hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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   Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (referred to as androstanolone or stanolone when used ... There is a risk of liver damage and liver cancer with all testosterone ...

6. 5α-Reductase - Wikipedia

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   After birth, the 5α-R1 is expressed in more locations, including the liver, skin, scalp and prostate. 5α-R2 is expressed in prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis, liver, and to a lesser extent the scalp and skin. Hepatic expression of both 5α-R1 and 2 is immediate, but disappears in the skin and scalp at month 18. Then, at puberty, only 5α ...

7. List of 5α-reductase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs), drugs which inhibit one or more isoforms of the enzyme 5α-reductase.This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of the androgen hormone testosterone into the more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and is essential for the production of neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC), and 3α-androstanediol from ...