Does creatine cause hairloss????

[mrkneed]

I am thinking of trying creatine and wanted to see if anybody has experienced hairloss?

[Shampoo]

"Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Issue: Volume 19(5), September 2009, pg. 399-404

 

Three Weeks of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Affects Dihydrotestosterone to Testosterone Ratio in College-Aged Rugby Players

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated resting concentrations of selected androgens after 3 weeks of creatine supplementation in male rugby players. It was hypothesized that the ratio of dihydrotestosterone (DHT, a biologically more active androgen) to testosterone (T) would change with creatine supplementation.

 

Design: Double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study with a 6-week washout period.

 

Setting: Rugby Institute in South Africa.

 

Participants: College-aged rugby players (n = 20) volunteered for the study, which took place during the competitive season.

 

Interventions: Subjects loaded with creatine (25 g/day creatine with 25 g/day glucose) or placebo (50 g/day glucose) for 7 days followed by 14 days of maintenance (5 g/day creatine with 25 g/day glucose or 30 g/day glucose placebo).

 

Main Outcome Measures: Serum T and DHT were measured and ratio calculated at baseline and after 7 days and 21 days of creatine supplementation (or placebo). Body composition measurements were taken at each time point.

 

Results: After 7 days of creatine loading, or a further 14 days of creatine maintenance dose, serum T levels did not change. However, levels of DHT increased by 56% after 7 days of creatine loading and remained 40% above baseline after 14 days maintenance (P < 0.001). The ratio of DHT:T also increased by 36% after 7 days creatine supplementation and remained elevated by 22% after the maintenance dose (P < 0.01).

 

Conclusions: Creatine supplementation may, in part, act through an increased rate of conversion of T to DHT. Further investigation is warranted as a result of the high frequency of individuals using creatine supplementation and the long-term safety of alterations in circulating androgen composition.

 

Statement of Clinical Relevance: Although creatine is a widely used ergogenic aid, the mechanisms of action are incompletely understood, particularly in relation to dihydrotestosterone, and therefore the long-term clinical safety cannot be guaranteed."

 

DHT is what causes hair to fall out. Interestingly, if you put "creatine hair loss" into Google, it autocompletes because people have searched for this often. There are people who complain about losing their hair from creatine. I've been taking creatine for a year myself, and I can't say that I've lost hair, but maybe I just don't notice it. Creatine does definitely give me a strength boost, but I don't know if I want to take it now.

[BadBeat]

But if you are taking fin would that offset the potentially higher DHT from the Creatine use?