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2. The 10 Best Saw Palmetto Shampoos in 2024 - AOL

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   Saw palmetto inhibits the production of DHT by blocking the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into DHT. By reducing the production of DHT, saw palmetto can help prevent hair loss.

3. How Effective Is Saw Palmetto as a Hair Loss Treatment? - AOL

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   A 2009 review found that saw palmetto is the most popular botanically derived 5 alpha reductase (5aR) inhibitor. Another meta-analysis looked at both oral and topical saw palmetto.

4. DHT Blockers for Hair Loss: 4 Things to Know - AOL

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   Saw palmetto. Saw palmetto is a natural DHT blocker that’s extracted from a palm plant called Serenoa repens. Some research has found that saw palmetto — both in the form of oral supplements ...

5. 5α-Reductase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   5-ARIs are clinically used in the treatment of conditions that are exacerbated by DHT: [3] Mild-to-moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms; Pattern hair loss in both men and women; 5-ARIs can be used in the treatment of hirsutism in women. [1] The usefulness of 5-ARIs for the potential treatment of acne is uncertain.

6. Management of hair loss - Wikipedia

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   Hair follicle with mesenchymal dermal papilla, labelled at top, location of hair follicle stem cells and thought to be site of action of DHT. Type 1 and 2 5α reductase enzymes are present at pilosebaceous units in papillae of individual hair follicles. They catalyse formation of the androgens testosterone and DHT, which in turn regulate hair ...

7. List of 5α-reductase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs), drugs which inhibit one or more isoforms of the enzyme 5α-reductase.This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of the androgen hormone testosterone into the more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and is essential for the production of neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC), and 3α-androstanediol from ...