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by seethedeaduu 703 days ago
DHT is poison
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There have been a number of studies suggesting that DHT is neuroprotective.

Neuroprotection by dihydrotestosterone in LPS-induced neuroinflammation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999612....

Neuroprotection of dihydrotestosterone via suppression of the toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathway in high glucose-induced BV-2 microglia inflammatory responses https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31876682/

If (adult) DHT was only bad, then you wouldn’t see any adverse side effects from blocking its synthesis. DHT is just an androgen receptor agonist, its effects in adult male biology are not understood very well, including the reasons why DHT blockers (absolutely do) cause a number of adverse side effects.
Typo for DJT?
No
Sigh. I was hoping not to have to add a "/s", "jk", or smiley.
Idk what a DJT is.
Donald J. Trump.