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Frequently Asked Questions
Question
I have very little facial hair / hardly any bear growth, can you guide me in obtaining testosterone and give advice if this is the best way to go as my GP is not understanding. Would testosterone boosters by xxxx be usable and safe?
Answer
Facial hair growth (as well as axillary, pubic and body hair growth) are influenced by the androgens testosterone & DHT, plus genetics. Facial and body hair do require good androgen levels and can be increased by androgen replacement therapies. However, before you consider same do you have other symptoms of low testosterone and/or have your levels been checked? Bear in mind that if you are not genetically predisposed to thick beard growth then raising androgen levels may not make that much difference to you.
It's actually the combination of both bioactive testosterone and DHT that cause the hair follicle to grow in length and thicken in diameter. If you are not effectively converting T to DHT, (e.g. as seen in 5-alpha reductase deficiency), then you may not experience much increased hair growth. Perhaps, in theory, the best way to stimulate facial hair growth may be a blend of T & DHT in a transdermal gel applied to the beard area. Alternatively, scrotal application of a T gel would raise both T and DHT levels as 5 alpha reductase, (which is the enzyme that converts T to DHT), is very rich in the scrotal skin. However, be aware that increased DHT levels are implicated in both male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
However, I'm afraid we can't recommend androgen replacement of any kind without first knowing the state of your testosterone levels and general health. Even then, all testosterone medications including are prescription only items in the UK. They would therefore ideally be administered under a Doctor's supervision. If this issue is affecting your psychological well-being then you have every right to request that it is taken seriously by your Doctor. If they fail to do so then you may wish to find another Doctor.
As for 'testosterone boosters' I'm afraid we're rather sceptical of all such products. To our knowledge none of them has been demonstrated to raise T levels sufficiently high enough or long enough to exert significant effect.
First find out whether or not you have low T levels. If you do then you need to pursue replacement therapy with the natural male androgen testosterone, and to use a replacement product whose efficacy is proven. That means T injections, gels, implants or patches, rather than unproven nutritional products.