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 ...

High DHT levels can cause hair follicles to shrink, leading to female pattern hair loss. Low estrogen levels may lead to hair entering the resting phase more often, causing thinning and shedding. High ...

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, ...

Shampoos that claim to be “DHT-blocking” promise a simple solution: Wash your hair and slow or even stop hair loss. But can a rinse-off product really influence a hormone-driven process happening deep ...

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 ...