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Hi,
I am wondering what would be considered a good DHEA level for a 52 yr old female? Mine is at 154.9. I have supplemented with DHEA in the past but not in the past 6 months.
thank you,
Jill Dean
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Hey ,
To help you better, could you tell me if this is a blood test or a urine test? The units would be great to have as well!
Good values may also depend on what is happening downstream. DHEA is a precursor to estrogen and testosterone. If you experience symptoms that match androgen dominance (like hair loss, male pattern Bolding, acne, oily skin, and irritability) adding DHEA can increase androgens causing worsening of the symptoms.
If you are experiencing high estrogen symptoms (This handout dives deeper into symptoms caused by estrogen dominance), adding DHEA can also worsen these symptoms.
If you are experiencing symptoms caused by low estrogen (like depression, shifts in moods, headaches, painful sex due to a lack of vaginal lubrication, headaches, fatigue, etc) getting DHEA in the right range can help.
If you share the type of test, the units and possible symptoms it would help us to indicate if the numbers measured are also values that are good for you.
What also would be interesting to know is:
• Why you started to supplement DHEA in the first place
• Why you stopped 6 months ago.
• And what the reason was to measure DHEA again. -
In response to your questions. It was a blood test. The units
DHEA-SULFATE 154.9 ug/dl is what the lab report reads. I am on BHRT and have been for a couple of years. When she tests my hormones, she tests the DHEA. My dr suggested supplementing with the DHEA in the beginning because my levels were low. Originally it was in my cream. Then she decided to pull it out of the hormone cream and have me take it orally to see if the absorption was better. She said sometime this is the case. I stopped with the supplement because I needed to order more and just never did. I just started doing some research on DHEA and it got me looking back at my labs.thanks,
JIll -
Hey ,
The reference ranges for that age are a bit dependent on where you took your labs. Typically they are somewhere between 25-200 ug/dl for DHEA-Sulfate. If you would only look at the value, it would be good.
The more important question is: did you feel good with these values? And when you were drawing blood, were you on DHEA or were you already off?
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