Dihydrotestosterone

Word DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE
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What do we mean by dihydrotestosterone?

An androgen derived from testosterone and having tumor-suppressing capabilities useful in the treatment of certain breast cancers. noun

An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers. noun

An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.

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The word "dihydrotestosterone" in example sentences

It blocks the conversion of testosterone to an androgen hormone called dihydrotestosterone, which is thought to cause hair loss. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Finasteride, which is already used to treat enlargement of the prostate gland, works by blocking the conversion of testosterone into a more potent hormone called dihydrotestosterone (or DHT) that's known to promote the growth of both normal and cancerous prostate cells. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When testosterone is converted into a hormone called dihydrotestosterone or DHT, the risk of prostate cancer can rise. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The drugs block an enzyme that converts the male sex hormone testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, which is toxic to hair follicles, but important for healthy sexual functioning. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The focal justification down dire bauble baldness is a chemical titled dihydrotestosterone (DHT). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prostate tumors and BPH are driven by the male hormone dihydrotestosterone, which is produced from testosterone by two forms of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They imitate the effects of the male steroids testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Along similar lines, dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA, an adrenal androgen that is the biological precursor of active androgenic hormones like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, has been used as replacement therapy to increase the anabolic hormones that augment lean muscle mass in elderly people with sarcopenia. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)

In men with this condition, the hormone dihydrotestosterone DHT, a potent natural derivative of testosterone, activates the gene for hair loss. ❋ M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein (2010)

This influential ingredient is an alpha-reductase 5 inhibitor which impedes the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). ❋ Unknown (2007)

This efficacious ingredient is an alpha-reductase 5 inhibitor which impedes the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone DHT. ❋ Theodora Goss (2009)

This running ingredient is an alpha-reductase 5 inhibitor which impedes the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone DHT. ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

In other contexts, it's believed (by very desperate people) to halt hair loss by stripping away dihydrotestosterone from your scalp's hair follicles. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One likely suspect is dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is believed to be mainly responsible for male pattern baldness. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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