Hi Alex, hair loss has been reported as one of the possible side effects.

Hi, we recommend following the instructions on the product as it may vary.

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/15/5/967 “The Association of Plasma DHEA and DHEA Sulfate with Breast Cancer Risk in Predominantly Premenopausal Women.”

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.1092310206/abstract “Changes in ovarian morphology and serum hormones in the rat after treatment with dehydroepiandrosterone.”

http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/288/3/E573 “Comparative effects of DHEA vs. testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol on proliferation and gene expression in human LNCaP prostate cancer cells.”

https://pcos.com/pcos-and-adrenal-glands-hormones/ “PCOS and Adrenal Glands- Hormones.”

Clomiphene citrate, a drug given to induce ovulation, FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), the progestin only pill or IUD, the drug Tamoxifen, supplemental testosterone or DHEA, can all increase the risk of cysts forming.

You can import from the US for personal consumption. I have gotten some from Biomatrix. I didn’t do well with it though.

Hi Bails,
Thanks for the kind words. I’m not sure if taking DHEA would be good for your condition.
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Life Extension Foundations recommendations for DHEA supplementation for women are not based on resources, research, and references with sound science evidence based information. Instead of DHEA, women should supplement with pregnenolone, which is the mother of all hormones. Women should not supplement with DHEA which is androgenic in women and causes masculine characteristics -especially if menopausal women are not on Hormone Replacement Therapy (see resources, research and references with sound science evidence noted here in this reply section.) Women who are in menopause should be on hormone replacement therapy with real estradiol in a transdermal patch and micronized progesterone inserted vaginally and both cycled in a monthly fashion as sex hormones are neurosteroids necessary for brain health, activate stem cells for cell regeneration, activate serotonin and dopamine neurons, activate the p53 tumor suppressor gene and inhibit mTOR which synthetic estrogen, estrone, conjugated equine estrogen and synthetic progesterone do not.

DHEA at the rate of 100 mg a day is a lot. Bodybuilders will use it but they are lifting weights which stimulates endocrine response. DHEA supplementation reduces the amount of work that the endocrine (adrenals, mostly) have to provide. I’m a male who lifts occasionally, runs, bikes and practices Yoga. I find 100 mg too much, causing a weight gain with a fat gain while 50 mg gets the lean muscle mass without the fat gain. For women I would recommend 1/2 that amount or 25 mg/day which is in line with Life Extension Foundation recommendations for women 60 and over. If you are a younger woman having trouble with conception. I highly recommend an endocrine workup that touches on all relevant hormones. You will learn how to adjust your diet to optimally support your fertility. Some men have to do this too. From personal experience. adjustments to diet. lifestyle with some supplementation can make a huge difference in your libido and fertility. IMO no woman of child bearing age should take DHEA without an endocrinologist’s advice. Once past menopause and 60 yrs, 25 mg of DHEA can give your energy level a little boost because the endocrine system begins to shut down its output as we age. For many young working women, life stressors and cortisol imterfere with fertility. Yoga is a wonderful life enhancing activity to calm your mind and improve your health.
Lots of pregnant women do Yoga and I’m quite sure they did Yoga before they got pregnant.

No, I doubt any woman would be OK on DHEA. We are warning women not to take DHEA! My girlfriends and I believed the hype about DHEA’s anti aging benefits; however, we have personal experience that was extremely detrimental when taking DHEA. One girlfriend had her doctor prescribe DHEA to help her get pregnant which research now shows supplementing with DHEA does the opposite and reduces pregnancy. See the Pubmed research below. This girlfriend never recovered from DHEA’s effects. She lost her boobs, has a deep voice, and looks manly now. I was lucky to just get a couple of whiskers which went away after stopping DHEA as I did not supplement for long. This has happened to many girlfriends taking DHEA- facial hair! Yikes! I am warning every female user of DHEA about what happens to us! You have not read my prior Pubmed research I listed here on this thread. Some information is wrong on this Blog about DHEA and needs to be corrected. DHEA research shows it does NOT improve pregnancy rates! Research suggested it would help in pregnancy, then later research refuted this. DHEA does not decrease weight, but increases weight! BMI decreases in men, but increases in women. and DHEA increases cholesterol levels in women because in women DHEA is potently androgenic! Excess DHEA supplementation causes androgen excess and may cause increased acne, decreased breast size, a deep voice, increased genital size, irregular periods, oily skin, and unnatural hair growth. In women, but not in men, serum androstenedione, testosterone and DHT were increased to levels above gender-specific young adult ranges. SHBG declined and GHBP declined in women even though they were on estrogen replacement therapy at the same time. I wonder what DHEA would be like for women not ovulating or on hormone replacement- It has got to be very scarey to see what they turn into!!

It’s a rat study, but I agree that DHEA acts like an androgen. I myself had trouble with it because it converted to too much testosterone. Some women may do okay with it, though.