Correlation between the administered dose of DHEA and serum levels of DHEA and DHEA-S in human volunteers: analysis of published data.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:Studies from both experimental animals and humans suggest that administration of exogenous DHEA may have beneficial endocrine-metabolic, immunologic and neurologic effects. Several groups have administered DHEA to humans, but to the best of our knowledge, no one at this point has published a summary of the relationship between the administered dose of DHEA and the serum levels of steroids attained. DESIGN:We summarize the relationship between the administered dose of DHEA and the resulting serum level of DHEA and DHEA-S, in humans, from 18 published articles. RESULTS:Serum levels of DHEA and DHEA-S increase with increasing doses. Doses above 50 mg/day result in levels that are at or above the upper limit of normal for healthy young adults. At doses above 300 mg/day the increment of serum DHEA and DHEA-S appears to reach a plateau. CONCLUSIONS:Those wanting to use supplemental DHEA might consider that doses of 300 mg/day are maximal; they clearly result in supraphysiologic concentrations and above this level doses may have increased side effects without significantly increasing the effective level of serum hormone.

journal_name

Clin Biochem

journal_title

Clinical biochemistry

authors

Tummala S,Svec F

doi

10.1016/s0009-9120(99)00021-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-07-01 00:00:00

pages

355-61

issue

5

eissn

0009-9120

issn

1873-2933

pii

S0009-9120(99)00021-1

journal_volume

32

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