Hormone affects on rosacea....

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In general testosterone has a negative affect on the skin in that it

can stimulate sebum production. Simple testosterone is converted to

DHT (dehydro-testosterone) in the body. DHT is the more virulent

version of testosterone and is attributed to acne, alopecia,

hirsutism. (your skin and hair have an enzyme called 5 alpha

reductase which converts DHT). People with sebum related skin

problems have either a higher level of 5 alpha reductase in their

skin or higher levels of testosterone.

Now testosterone may have no affect on your skin considering rosacea

is a vascular disease. If you have other skin conditions that are

agravated by over production of sebum (sebderm, foliculitis, acne)

then it may cause some problems.

[Guest guest]

In general testosterone has a negative affect on the skin in that it

can stimulate sebum production. Simple testosterone is converted to

DHT (dehydro-testosterone) in the body. DHT is the more virulent

version of testosterone and is attributed to acne, alopecia,

hirsutism. (your skin and hair have an enzyme called 5 alpha

reductase which converts DHT). People with sebum related skin

problems have either a higher level of 5 alpha reductase in their

skin or higher levels of testosterone.

Now testosterone may have no affect on your skin considering rosacea

is a vascular disease. If you have other skin conditions that are

agravated by over production of sebum (sebderm, foliculitis, acne)

then it may cause some problems.