Androsterone and acne
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Hi everyone. I tried a drop of androsterone ~1mg, 3 times. Each time it cause spots full of sebum to appear around my left ear. Like raised lumps that sebum came out of if I scratched them.
Anyone else had similar results or knows why this happened? -
@Living_thing I have gotten that kind of thing when losing fat
maybe its estrogen being expelled -
Post in thread 'Ray Peat Email Advice Depository'
https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/ray-peat-email-advice-depository.1035/post-285682Wagner: "Hey , I'd like to know what do you think about 11-keto-dht, does the addition of the ketone group makes it more toxic? Half life is longer which sounds like a good idea, it is naturally present in the body and a strong androgen. By the way there is this paper ( Feed-forward control of prostate growth: dihydrotestosterone induces expression of its own biosynthetic enzyme), on how dht stimulates its own synthesis.."
Ray: "I think it’s risky to supplement hormonally active intermediates in steroid metabolism, since it can have widespread unexpected effects.
W: "Ok thanks, I thought dht and 11-keto-dht were end point steroids (Hans selye work on combining upstream and end point steroids is interesting) , does that mean you would not supplement with androsterone either?"
R: "I think I might use DHT, but not androsterone or the ketos."
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@sunsunsun that could be why. Thanks
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@16characterstwas right. I remember that. Thanks
