Dihydrotestosterone Suppression

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** Any therapeutic procedure that employs an inhibitor of 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenases, and results in reduced production of dihydrotestosterone from testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone suppression is used to treat the symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy.

**Synonyms:** - Dihydrotestosterone Secretion Inhibition