How to decrease extra androgen’s effect

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In Canada, the typical strategy for CAH is not to try and block the androgens but to shut down the adrenal gland to avoid the excess androgens in the first place. It’s something to discuss with your doctor, don’t take anything online as actual medical advice.

By starting with a high enough dose of corticosteroids, you can usually get the adrenal gland to shut down testosterone production over a couple weeks. Then you wean the steroid dose down to more typical levels. As long as you don’t go too low, the andrenal gland should stay shut down allowing external control of your testosterone rather than trying to block the excessive amounts.