DHEA dangers, benefits

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Hi all,

First a big thank you to everyone that has offered advice within the

forum and via email. I am truly grateful. Without your support and

advice I don't think my interactions with my Dr.'s would be a

continually productive as they are. Still no positive diagnosis [age

29 and 10 years ago an NCAA athlete; T is 340 from range of 260-1000;

FSH is 1.7 from range of .7-11.1; and LH is 3.3 from range of .8-7.6]

but at least I am getting blood tests done. I have all the symptoms

of a T problem, but I am open-minded to the notion that I have always

been low T. I have just never heard of someone being as athletic as I

was or as sexual as I was.

Today, I saw a new urologist and she seemed quite helpful and open-

minded. I have seen about five Dr.'s thus far (no dedicated endo's

however) and she is the first to suggest that my levels may have

dropped for some reason. The most probable reason being a

corticosteroid cream I took for a skin condition. She said the cream

could suppress adrenal activity and this could be fixed with DHEA.

She also said that research on DHEA is sparse and far from accepted.

She said that if my readings come back low, I could be treated with

over the counter supplementation.

Does anyone here have any knowledge of DHEA? I am scouring the Net,

but you guys are truly on the frontlines, not steroid users who are

otherwise fine. Will DHEA cause long-term harm such as testicular

atrophy? And will it stop working with time?

I would appreciate any insight no matter how limited or great it may

be.

As always feel free to email me directly as well.

Best Regards,