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If I move from Finasteride to Dutasteride, how quickly does Dutasteride stop DHT?

If I move from Finasteride to Dutasteride how quickly does dutasteride stop DHT? First dose? I don't want to get off finasteride and have to wait for dutasteride to kick in and lose ground waiting (if that makes sense). If you could help me understand I would really appreciate it. Thank you

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