Posted by Barbara Cat on June 6, 2003, at 1:46:16
In reply to Re: Cortisol and DHEA Balance » Barbara Cat, posted by Ron Hill on June 5, 2003, at 10:21:21
> Hi Barbcat (a kinder and gentler cousin of the Montana Bobcat)
Hey, I like that. I can be an Oregon Barbcat.
> Just out of curiosity, does DHEA supplementation raise the female sex drive (due to increased testosterone)? No need to answer if my question is too personal. My wife asked me about it some time ago and I told her that I think it probably does.
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I don't recall any unusually incendiary sex while taking it. Boy, do I wish!> Barb, what makes you think it was the pregnenalone that tipped the scale and not something already in the works caused by the HRT (estrogen and progesterone)?
Everything seemed to be OK until I started pregnenolone. It also happened once before. Started bleeding, stopped taking it and bleeding stopped. I've read that preg can be indiscriminating in the hormones it targets and is known to sometimes raise levels of estrone, the most potent kind of estrogen which can cause thickening in the uterine lining. It might also just be the way I metabolize estrogen. There's a condition called 'estrogen dominance' that's getting a lot of press lately. We're also getting bombarded with toxins in our environment that are hormone disruptors, and estrogen dominance is one of the results. In fact, in a study of Florida freshwater acquatic life, the males of the species were morphing into females and they attributed it to chlorine compounds. So maybe guys are gonna one day have to start checking THEIR breasts for lumps!
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> Is it just me, or does it seem ironic that, on the one hand, medications are so strictly regulated in the U.S., and yet on the other hand, I can march right down to the corner store and buy all the DHEA and pregnenalone I want?
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It's illegal in Canada but I'd hate to see more government regulations in the US on anything. I know what you mean, though. I think DHEA is probably a good thing if you get your levels tested prior and then monitor it. What I'd like to see are inexpensive home tests that let us check our hormones. It would be nice to start taking back more control over our own healthcare. I'm seeing more home saliva tests sold on the internet but they're not cheap. Suggestions on safe dosages I've heard is 25mg for men over 40 and women 5-10mg.
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