Finasteride and hormones
A lot of men suffering from androgenic alopecia (balding) take finasteride or dutasteride. There are, however, drawbacks that you have mentioned before on your podcast, such as potential sexual side effects. Can you talk about whether or not these side effects can be explained by hormone imbalances? Can they be remedied by manipulating these hormone ratios? Or is it just due to DHT surpression and there is nothing you can do about it besides not take the drug? I think there are a lot of guys in my position who want to know how DHT surpression due to finasteride affects SHBG, estrogen, free testosterone, etc. Obviously these drugs will throw off the natural production and balance of these hormones, but what are the ranges that men who are on finasteride or dutasteride should aim for to reduce the chance of side effects?