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dehydroepiandrosterone /de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one/ (DHEA) (-ep″e-an-dros´ter-ōn) a steroid secreted by the adrenal cortex, the major androgen precursor in females; often present in excessive amounts in patients with adrenal virilism.
dehydroepiandrosterone, n See DHEA. dehydroepiandrosterone an androgen occurring in normal human urine and synthesized from cholesterol. Patient discussion about dehydroepiandrosterone. Q. Is DHEA supplement beneficial, if so to what extent? I am an athlete and a high school student. I gain extra fat during exam time and it becomes difficult to shed them easily. Is DHEA supplement beneficial, if so to what extent? A. I just watched an episode of Dr. G medical examiner in which a woman died from cardiac arrythmias associated with DHEA use. I would be extremely careful. Also most people produce their own DHEA until their 30's when level start to decrease, it wouldn't make sense for you to take a supplement when you're so young your body is still making its own. Read more or ask a question about dehydroepiandrosteroneHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Diosgenin, which has a structure similar to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), demonstrates tonic properties. Acute dehydroepiandrosterone effects on sexual arousal in premenopausal women. 1987), in a study of 9 postmenopausal smokers and 16 nonsmokers, found that estrone, estradiol, dihydrotestosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) did not differ between the two groups. |
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