Re: My reply to extension shift…
u/drwillpowers
r/DrWillPowers2026-10-07T23:16:50Z
Dr Will Powers’ own statements and theorizing
Summary (paraphrased)
Powers marvels that a non-physician reached the same conclusion he did about the mechanism a decade ago using only forum access, calling it astounding and expressing a wish to know who the author was.
Key points (paraphrased)
- Independent convergence claim: same conclusion, no medical training, forum data only.
- Frames the model as discoverable from patient-reported data rather than lab work.
- 20 upvotes.
Why it’s in the corpus
Pairs with PRH-1533 as the theory-history thread; useful for the corpus's timeline of the deficiency→excess revision. Could merge with PRH-1533 at intake (same thread, adjacent comments).
Context — the post Powers was replying toVerbatim third-party text, shown for context only — not Powers’ statement. Usernames removed.ShowHide
Same thread as PRH-1533 — the twelve-year-old propeciahelp comment surfaced by [username removed], in a thread defending Powers against criticism of his engagement with the Melcangi group.
(Comment text and parent context recovered from the r.genit.al mirror on 2026-10-09; post-dates John's 2026-10-07 export.)
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Re: My reply to extension shift…
u/drwillpowers · r/DrWillPowers
Reacting to a community member's discovery of a twelve-year-old propeciahelp comment that independently derived the neurosteroid-excess model, Powers says the remaining barrier to treatment is characterizing each patient's specific neurosteroid profile and…
PRH-15332026-10-08T16:05:34ZPowers Reddit history