So, guys, Derek, more platesmartrease.com.

Today we're going to be talking about what steroids,

Phanasteride can actually protect you from.

So there's a misconception that finasteride is just some like hair loss prevention compound

that can help prevent hair loss on any androgen for some reason

without considering the mechanism of action of how it actually works.

So I want to detail exactly what you can expect from it

and what it can actually protect somebody from.

So most of the steroids used for bodybuilding and powerlifting are not potent substrates for five alpha reductase or are not substrates for five alpha reductase at all.

So what that means is if some guy injects X compound, let's just say, Prima Bullin or Mastron or they take windstrel or they take whatever.

A lot of these things are derived from X compound and 5 alpha reductase is an enzyme and the enzymatic process of this compound creating or being converted into metabolites through 5 alpha reductase,

it's not like they all do this.

It's not like every steroid hits 5 alpha reductase and then becomes Dht,

which is for some reason a lot of people think that.

They think that you take any compound and then it turns into DHT to some extent.

And it's just not the case.

Like DHT derivatives don't convert back into DHT.

19 NORS don't convert into DHD.

The only thing that converts to DHT is testosterone.

Like literal testosterone turns into dihydro testosterone.

Every other, anything else that's a substrate for 5 alpha reductase. If they even create metabolites to begin with, they're, you know, dihydro-boldinone, which is, you know, DHB or dihydro, you know, nandrolone or another compound entirely based on their own, you know, chemical structure and the way they interact with this enzyme. The thing is, though, is every other compound either doesn't interact substantially enough

to create enough of X compound metabolite to be an issue to begin with, or they essentially

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