Testosterone Cream for Hair Growth
Low testosterone levels can negatively impact men and women, with hair loss being one such affect. However, testosterone cream use cannot guarantee hair growth on the head and, instead, can cause its growth in unfavorable areas of the body---on the face or chin of women, the backs of men---or even greater hair loss (male-patterned baldness). Does this Spark an idea?
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Testosterone
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Testosterone is a hormone. This sex hormone is produced in both men and women (in the testicles of men; in the adrenal system and ovaries of women). But testosterone levels decline with age, which can cause low libido, hair loss and other conditions. Therefore, over-the-counter or prescription testosterone medications are sometimes prescribed to raise low testosterone levels.
Misconceptions
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While testosterone is generally not prescribed, specifically, for hair growth purposes in men or women, it can---as a side effect of the drug---produce hair growth in both sexes. But it can also cause hair loss in men and women. And the hair growth it can produce isn't necessarily where a female might wish to have it, according to the Mayo Clinic. Long-term studies have not been conducted to support the benefits or risks that testosterone use might cause in women, either, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Function
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Generally, testosterone is prescribed to males for testosterone deficiencies which can result in one of these conditions: puberty delay, impotence and imbalances of hormones. In addition, a doctor may prescribe it for other conditions as well. And some women are treated with testosterone, too, for breast cancer that is a result of excessive estrogen levels.
Testosterone and Hair Growth
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In men, the amount of testosterone in the body influences the amount of hair grown on the scalp as well as the body, according to www.labtestsonline.org. However, this influence differs between men, causing some men to experience more hair growth in one body area such as the abdomen or back, rather than the scalp.
Genetics is one reason for this variance between where male hair growth occurs, according to www.labtestsonline.org. This is because genetics influences the enzyme 5-alpha reductase. This enzyme is responsible for converting testosterone into a compound called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which alters and influences hair growth.
Significance
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Since hair growth in men and women is influenced by an enzyme---not just a low level of testosterone in the body---applying testosterone cream to the body area where hair growth is desired is not the way to achieve such growth and can also produce unwanted side effects, like breast development in men or an enlarged clitoris in women as a result of testosterone use.
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Comments
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