Initial response of high cortisol and
normal DHEA as your body tries to adapt to the demands of the high stress situation.
In the past, this stage was thought of as «normal cortisol and low DHEA» but we know now as the stress continues, cofactors that make cortisol become depleted and body switches out of pregnenolone steal and shunts pregnenolone back to DHEA (low cortisol and
normal DHEA).
-- Normal levels of cortisol and
normal DHEA: This is a normal result, and indicates that the adrenal gland is functioning properly.
-- Elevated cortisol and
normal DHEA.
ASI: Normal total cortisol with correct diurnal pattern over
normal DHEA level Good melatonin pattern (normal total melatonin with normal total cortisol with correct diurnal pattern) over
normal DHEA level Free T3: 3.3 + above [men] & 3.0 or above [women] Pregnenolone: 150 + Vitamin D3: 70 - 120
Not exact matches
At this stage cortisol is low and
DHEA is
normal.
Stage 2 is typically, relatively,
normal Cortisol levels, with aberrations and rhythm, and lower
DHEA in general.
At this point the cortisol remains high but the
DHEA drops down to
normal.
I got a hormone panel done and have really high testosterone, slightly high
DHEA - S,
normal estradiol, and rock bottom progesterone (tested on day 21 of my cycle).
She's done blood work (E1 / E2, LH, FSH, testosterone &
DHEAS), which all came back
normal.
Switching the delivery form of
DHEA to a transdermal or transmucosal cream will often lower EI to within
normal range.2021
Stress will either encourage
DHEA - S production or reduce the production
normal feminine sex hormones such as estrogen or progesterone.
While most laboratory studies are
normal,
DHEA and progesterone level are often low.
When your brain is not getting the
DHEA, your brain is going to miss out on the nutrients it needs to have a
normal balanced mood.
● Increase total - testosterone levels by 20 % ● Increase free - testosterone levels by 19 % ● Boost
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I was diagnosed with pcos this past spring after an ultrasound revealed polycystic ovaries, my lack of menstration and I had an elevated
DHEAS level at 374, my testosterone was on the high side of
normal at 55.
My blood tests for testosterone and
DHEAS came out
normal, my FSH came out
normal at 7.3 any my estradiol came out what I thought was low at 28, but she says is
normal.
Laboratory investigation showed
normal thyroid function; the follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) concentration was 1.04 IU per liter (reference range, 0.25 to 1.92), luteinizing hormone 0.47 IU per liter (reference range, 0.02 to 1.03), testosterone 0.08 ng per milliliter (0.27 nmol per liter)(reference range, 0.02 to 0.25 ng per milliliter), estradiol less than 20 pg per milliliter (73 pmol per liter)(
normal value, < 20), dehydroepiandrosterone (
DHEA) sulfate less than 5.0 μg per deciliter (0.14 μmol per liter)(reference range, 1 to 40), 17 - alpha - hydroxyprogesterone 0.32 μg per liter (0.97 nmol per liter)(reference range, 0.2 to 0.8), and prolactin 8.0 μg per liter per liter (reference range, 2 to 29); the serum biochemistry values, including liver - function tests, were
normal.