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What is DHEA/Pregnenolone?

Category: Over the Counter Drugs

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Pregnenolone is one of the hormones naturally produced in the body. It is sometimes referred to as the "mother hormone" because it is the precursor for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and all of the steroid and sex hormones.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fibromyalgia 3 2
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome 1 0
Support hormone balance 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 33 patients that have taken DHEA/Pregnenolone

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with DHEA/Pregnenolone

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking DHEA/Pregnenolone

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 1
Doctor's advice 1
See all 2 patients who've stopped taking DHEA/Pregnenolone

Duration

Stopped taking DHEA/Pregnenolone

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
1 - 2 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for DHEA/Pregnenolone.