DHEA Increaded Sex Drive in Women?

[playthegame]

Will DHEA make a difference in a woman's sex drive? My wife was recommended by her doctor to take 25mg's a day. I know it's used for older guys with naturally lower test, but what about a woman?

Thanks.

[beefcake]

I would say yes it would increase libido in a woman. DHEA converts to androstenedione, which can convert to either testosterone or estrogen. Both of which will have an effect on sex drive.

http://www.1fast400.com/

"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (along with its sulfated metabolite, DHEA-S) is the most abundant naturally occuring steroid in human blood. It is produced in the adrenal cortex and can also be independently synthesized in the brain. Among the biological effects of DHEA are changes in the immune system, inflammation, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, anticarcinogenic effects, neuroprotection, and antioxidant effects.

DHEA levels significantly decline with age, and this decline has been correlated to varying degrees with many of the complications associated with aging, such as cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol levels, insulin resistance and diabetes, obesity, and neurodegeneration. In humans, DHEA has been reported to reduce body fat, alleviate angina, and reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and it has also been used to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, coronary artery disease, lupus, Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS, depression, PMS symptoms, and osteoporosis. It has antiproliferative effects on some human cancer cell lines. In animals, DHEA has been reported to decrease body fat and have beneficial effects in rodent models of diabetes, lupus, anemia, atherosclerosis, and breast, colon, lung, and skin cancer. It also improves memory performance and has immunostimulating and antiglucocorticoid properties. For these reasons, DHEA has been termed "fountain of youth."

[playthegame]

Thanks beefcake.

Anyone else have experience with this, possibly a woman on the board.

[w8liftinglady]

Originally posted by playthegame
Thanks beefcake.

Anyone else have experience with this, possibly a woman on the board.

I took dhea years ago,early in the game,and didn't really notice a difference(although I have a decent sex drive)L-arginine was beneficial,in that it causes genital engorgement in women(i can vouch for that).I have taken several other prohormones,and did notice an increase in my sex drive with them,but there are a significant amount of side effects,too(and I wouldn't advise most women to take them)..They should be approving a low-dose testosterone cream for women soon that will help.

[trip]

Yes, fairly standard therapy, and does work and documented, for well over a decade.

Dosages can start as low as 5mg per day to as high as 100 mg per day.

If you want more info go to amazon and order, used probably like 5 pics

"DHEA A Practical Guide" by Sahelian.

He's a doctor and has written over a dozen books on different supps. Very well written, I've read about half of them.

I'm a guy but used dhea for years worked fine for me.