Posted by BarbaraCat on October 27, 2003, at 17:56:12
In reply to Re: female hormones » BarbaraCat, posted by JLx on October 26, 2003, at 13:28:28
Be real careful with DHEA. It sounded like a good idea to my husband and me as well. Unfortunately, his was converting to estradiol instead of testosterone. Bummer. According to tests I needed it, but I was deficient in testosterone and the DHEA was converting to estrogen, further adding to my excess. I was just hoping to balance things out but for both of us it made things worse. Even more unpredictable is pregnenolone, so-called 'mother of hormones'. Again, sounds like a magic bullet but it's not and is very erratic in what it converts to down-line.
Here's a very informative link about cortisol, maybe more than you want to know. I'm digesting it very slowly so haven't gotten to the end. Perhaps you're looking for something specifically related to hormones and cortisol in which case, probably just do a web engine search on estrogen+cortisol or progesterone+cortisol or something like that. - Barbara
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