I am thinking of perhaps starting hair-loss treatment. However I want to minimize the risk of side-effects by knowing my DHT before starting, and then checking at regular intervals and adjusting the amount of fin or dut, oral or topical that I take in order to not have too much of a drop in systemic DHT.
I have come across some old replies on this reddit mentioning "get tested for DHT". So I got the impression that it was as simple as that.
However I consulted with three AGA clinics by now and 3 urologists and none of them could help me with getting DHT tested. As one urologist kindly explained to me, as long as there is no medical issue that I am currently battling, it is considered 保険外, to which I replied that I don't mind covering the expenses, to which he replied "Oh no, it's not about who pays, it's about whether or not we can give you the test in the first place".
So how do I get DHT tested regularly in Japan? I really don't want to lie each time I want to get DHT tested. Anyone have any recommendation for a clinic in Tokyo that will give me DHT tests? (even better if they test for free-testosterone, SHBG and others at the same time)
Ideally there would be an AGA clinic whose treatment plan includes regularly checking for DHT and adjusting the dose according to that. Rather than me having to do it by myself. If anyone knows of one such clinic please let me know. There is 駅前AGAクリニック that mentions during DHT tests but the reviews for that place are pretty bad so I'm kind of suspicious.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
by psychic10