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Creatine Myths: Hair Loss, Bloating, Dosing, and More

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Creatine Causes Hair Loss

DHT stands for dihydro testosterone. It is a metabolite of testosterone proper. There's this enzyme called five alpha reductase, which is what converts testosterone to DHT. Since it's a steroid hormone, it's built on a cholesterol backbone. That means it can diffuse straight into a cell. And from there, it binds to an androgen receptor and that ligand receptor complex,. So like that, that's how steroid hormones work. The ligand receptor Complex goes to the nucleus. It affects gene transcription.

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