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Can weight lifting increase hair loss due to rising testosterone?

February 26, 2022
Asked By:Creative745053 in Charlotte, North Carolina

It’s been theorized that weight lifting increases testosterone and, as a result, DHT increases which accelerates balding for people with androgenetic alopecia. How true is that ? And why ?

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