And
DHEA converts to estrogens and testosterone.
Remember,
DHEA converts into estrogens and testosterone.
Not exact matches
The women also had their blood drawn to measure levels of testosterone and other reproductive hormones including dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (
DHEAS), which the body can
convert into testosterone or a form of estrogen called estradiol, and follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH).
Once the ovaries stop producing hormones, your adrenal glands provide dehydroepiandrosterone (
DHEA), which your body
converts to estrogen and testosterone.
DHEA is a sort of precursor hormone, a hormone that's often
converted in your body into other hormones.
DHEA is produced in the Adrenal glands and since it is similar to Testosterone and Estrogen, the body is able to
convert it to these hormones when they are needed.
DHEA is often considered an androgen but
converts readily to estrogen in many women.
DHEA can
convert into testosterone, which is helpful if there is a testosterone deficiency.
But in females, if increased testosterone levels are not desired, 7 - Keto
DHEA will be chosen because it doesn't
convert.
A quick review: pregnenolone
converts to progesterone and / or
DHEA.
I have low free testosterone too, though this could be due to poor zinc status or another issue such as adrenal insufficiency or lack of the right building blocks for hormones (also in some people,
DHEA is
converted to estrogen more than testosterone).
That is, it gets
converted into other hormones such as progesterone and
DHEA, which then further get
converted into more downstream hormones.
When pregnenolone
converts into
DHEA, the
DHEA will eventually
convert into testosterone and estrogen.
Dehydroepiandrosterone, or
DHEA for short, is a steroid hormone that your body produces and
converts into sex hormones.
The other problem with
DHEA is that it's impossible to predict what it will
convert to, if anything.
Aromatase is an enzyme in our bodies that
converts some hormones (such as
DHEA and testosterone) into estrogen.
Coconut has been shown to have the ability to stimulate thyroid function, and
converts cholesterol, specifically LDL (bad) cholesterol into necessary anti-aging steroids: pregnenolone, progesterone and
DHEA.
Progesterone can be also be used by men, but we generally start with pregnenolone, which is
converted into progesterone and
DHEA, which typically provides a better balance for men.
With men, unless there's a specific reason to use progesterone, we typically start with pregnenolone, which
converts into both progesterone and
DHEA.
Much like
DHEA, pregnenolone is
converted into other hormones including progesterone,
DHEA, and cortisol.
Generally, physicians will prescribe a specific hormone to resolve deficiency rather than
DHEA because it may be
converted incorrectly.
Research has also found that
DHEA can be
converted into Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is what causes hair loss and hair thinning in women with PCOS (7).
Turns out I have little to no estrogen / progestrone /
dhea left in my system (tested via blood / saliva), my amino acid profile is deficient in almost everything (I'm not
converting food into amino acids) and my cortisol curve is flat.
Whether
DHEA gets
converted predominantly into androgens or oestrogens depends on many factors, such as your medical condition, age and sex.
After
DHEA is made by these glands it goes into the bloodstream, and from then on it travels all over the body and goes into your cells, where it is
converted into male hormones known as androgens, or female hormones, known as oestrogens.