http://blog.thewestminsterpractice.com/blokes-who-lift-weights-risk-balding/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.thewestminsterpractice.com/blokes-who-lift-weights-risk-balding/#comment-700 Dr. Robert Bernstein Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:33:52 +0000 http://blog.thewestminsterpractice.com/blokes-who-lift-weights-risk-balding/#comment-700 Increasing your testosterone through exercise (and there fore your DHT) can contribute to hair loss - but only if you are genetically predisposed. For those without the genes for common baldness (the medical term is androgenetic alopeica) you can exercise all you want and there will be no effect on your follicles. For those who have the tendency towards hair loss, the medication Propecia (finasteride) can block DHT (without lowering your testosterone) and minimize the effect that exercising will have on your hair. Visit www.BernsteinMedical.com for a thorough explanation of hair loss and hair loss solutions. Increasing your testosterone through exercise (and there fore your DHT) can contribute to hair loss - but only if you are genetically predisposed. For those without the genes for common baldness (the medical term is androgenetic alopeica) you can exercise all you want and there will be no effect on your follicles. For those who have the tendency towards hair loss, the medication Propecia (finasteride) can block DHT (without lowering your testosterone) and minimize the effect that exercising will have on your hair. Visit http://www.BernsteinMedical.com for a thorough explanation of hair loss and hair loss solutions.

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