How to Use dihydrotestosterone in a Sentence

dihydrotestosterone

noun
  • Whey protein is high in a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which has been linked to hair loss.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • One is treatment to reduce dihydrotestosterone, such as finasteride.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Hair loss is caused by a hormone called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, which can cause shrinkage of the hair follicle.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The lack of dihydrotestosterone receptors across the rest of our bodies explains why these areas can remain hairy even after our hairlines have lost their fight against these hormonal changes.
    — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The hormone responsible for hair loss in anyone is dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.
    — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 24 May 2017
  • An enzyme called 5-alpha reductase changes the hormone into dihydrotestosterone.
    — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Pumpkin seed oil may decrease dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone known to affect hair follicles and cause thinning.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • The reason, Buechner added, is dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to hair thinning.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Finasteride blocks the conversion of testosterone to its more potent cousin, dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
    — Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2020
  • This can be due to changing levels of hormones, including less testosterone production or an accumulation of dihydrotestosterone.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • One important hormone does play a big role in the condition, however, and that hormone is dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
    — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 30 June 2017
  • Saw palmetto targets the cause of hair loss by blocking the contributing hormone to male baldness, DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022
  • When certain areas of the scalp become sensitive to the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), your hair follicles begin to shrink.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers found that the athletes' levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) increased while taking creatine.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Androgenetic alopecia happens when scalp follicles are hypersensitive to dihydrotestosterone, which is critical for most hair growth but detrimental to head hair growth.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • It’s driven by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which binds to androgen receptors in your scalp causing hair follicles to shrink and prevents new hair from growing.
    — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Studies have shown that ketoconazole can block the effects of an enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that attacks the hair follicle.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
  • That’s because hair loss often isn’t the result of a lack of nutrients to the hair follicles but rather a matter of hormones; in the case of genetic hair loss, for instance, the follicles are sensitive to a hormone called dihydrotestosterone.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Also known as dihydrotestosterone, DHT is a hormone that’s produced by both men and women and can play a role in a type of hair loss known as androgenetic alopecia (which is more common in men but can also occur in women).
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2024
  • In men who develop it, hair follicles are genetically sensitive to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, a hormone derived from testosterone.
    — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Saw palmetto carries out an essential function in neutralizing the harmful action of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that kills healthy hair follicles.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Finasteride belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors that block the conversion of testosterone into the more bioactive form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
    — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Saw Palmetto may help to inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that contributes to the enlargement of the prostate gland.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
  • Researchers followed rugby players through three weeks of creatine supplementation, tracking testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the ratio between the two.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Researchers followed rugby players through three weeks of creatine supplementation, tracking testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the ratio between the two.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • Sensitivity of the hair follicles to the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) determines scalp areas affected.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers found a rise in the ratio of dihydrotestosterone to testosterone, and because DHT is linked to androgenetic (pattern) hair loss, the supplement became associated with balding.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • Researchers found a rise in the ratio of dihydrotestosterone to testosterone, and because DHT is linked to androgenetic (pattern) hair loss, the supplement became associated with balding.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • For example, the pair stimulated the androgen receptor by dosing pregnant female mice with dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most common form of testosterone in the body, or gave them estrogen to prod its receptor.
    — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 6 June 2019
  • This hereditary condition is driven by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which gradually shrinks hair follicles, shortens growth cycles, and produces finer, weaker strands.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2025

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