DHT Levels

[jim1973]

I really wish I would have gotten my DHT levels checked years ago prior to Finasteride and now Dutasteride.  My recent blood test shows that my serum DHT is at 9L and my free DHT is at .75.  I'm on oral Dutasteride (.5mg/day) which is why it likely is low but I'm considering switching to a topical Fin or topical Dut product to try and keep DHT levels low in scalp but not as much in the rest of my body.  My only negative sides on oral Dutasteride seems to be weight gain and water retention (nothing sexual) but it also doesn't seem to be working for me, so would like to initiate DHT reduction in scalp instead of entire body.  Anyone switch from oral to topical and if so, what kind of results did you get?  Curious if anyone improved going from oral (either Fin or Dut) to a topical version.  Also, if anyone else is better at getting DHT levels checked, how did your markers change when you updated your routines?  

[HairEnthusiast101]

I feel that low of dht is good? Shouldn’t be impacting hair loss any