Foods That Suppress Dihydrotestosterone

It is a hormone drug metabolized by the male testicles. It is a key male hormone in the human body and is related to the growth and development of male secondary sexual characteristics. As a prohormone, testosterone can be transformed into 17β-estradiol under the action of aromatase. Characteristics: Crystals. A steroid compound that promotes protein synthesis. So what are the foods that inhibit dihydrotestosterone?

Dihydrotestosterone is associated with 95% of hair loss cases, and using foods that inhibit dihydrotestosterone may reduce dihydrotestosterone and reduce the rate of hair loss. Foods that inhibit dihydrotestosterone include the following: green tea, which can help hair regrow; seafood, especially shellfish, which is high in zinc and is a natural dihydrotestosterone degrader; soy, which helps prevent dihydrotestosterone from being released in the body; saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil extracts can be added to foods to block dihydrotestosterone metabolism.

In clinical medicine, it is mainly used to diagnose prostate disease by abnormal mitosis caused by 5α-reductase deficiency. It is also of great practical significance to the observation of the efficacy of male prostate tumors, the discussion of the causes of male sexual dysfunction, infertility, hirsutism and other diseases.

Clinical manifestations

1. Physiological rise

(1) Observation of the recovery period of prostate cancer. It has been reported that accurate measurement of dihydrotestosterone components in prostate cancer tissue can be used to distinguish the actual effect of surgery. The higher the content of dihydrotestosterone in the tumor tissue, the shorter the chronic stage.

(2) Prostatic hyperplasia, hirsutism in women, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and hyperthyroidism are all increased.

(3) Due to the imbalance of hypothalamic-pituitary function, the pituitary gland's metabolism of progesterone is increased. Continuous high-quality progesterone can stimulate the uterus and ovaries to metabolize excessive dihydrotestosterone.

2. Physiological reduction

(1) Oligospermia, weakened sperm motility, and vasectomy patients have significantly reduced

(2) The lichen sclerosus on the vulva of women is reduced.

(3) Hypothyroidism, etc.

(4) Familial incomplete pseudohermaphroditism type II. This is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by a relatively severe deficiency or ineffectiveness of 5α-reductase. Testosterone cannot be converted into specific dihydrotestosterone in the target organs, causing a decrease in dihydrotestosterone in blood cells.

(5) In cases of decreased sexual function in men caused by agenesis, cryptorchidism, 17α-hydroxylase deficiency, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency, etc., blood cell dihydrotestosterone may be reduced.

Related symptoms

1. If men under the age of 18 have insufficient dihydrotestosterone during their developmental stage, it may lead to insignificant growth of secondary sexual characteristics, resulting in pathological conditions such as short penis and small scrotum.

2. After men reach adulthood, if dihydrotestosterone is too much, it may cause pathological conditions such as acne and hair loss. In addition, prostate hyperplasia in middle-aged and elderly people is also closely related to dihydrotestosterone.

Related drugs

As mentioned above, dihydrotestosterone is converted from testosterone in the human body. Inhibiting this conversion process can reduce the content of dihydrotestosterone. The relevant drugs are:

1. Finasteride (trade name Propecia)

2. Dutasteride (trade name: Shi Niu Tong)

3. Epristeramide