Question 1

what is the connection between dhea and ivf?

Accepted Answer

Egg production: Dhea might help improve egg yield.  While data remains limited, it seems clear that androgens, male hormone, help sensitize follicles to stimulation.  Women with high natural androgen levels tend to have many small antral follicles.  Supplementing stimulation with dhea can, in some women, improve the number of eggs.

Question 2

i am looking to start on a course for dhea after a failed ivf.  anything i should avoid during this period and how bad are the side effects?

Accepted Answer

Not much info: This is a controversal medication to use for fertility since its not available made by a commerical pharmaceutical company, you find it in health food stores or compounded. There are no good studies that show an improvement in pregnancy rates, and many mds around the country do not use it.

Question 3

i have been diagnosed with an amh of 0.1. do i still have hope of conceiving naturally with dhea or can i do ivf with my own eggs?

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Yes and yes: Amh of 0.1 ng/ml indicates low ovarian reserve. Its prognostic but is not intended to give yes or no answer. You still have hope to conceive with your own eggs. Use of dhea is not supported by strong scientific evidence. You also still have the hope of conceiving with your own oocytes.

Question 4

i'm planning to do ivf on may. i've poor egg quality so i'm taking dhea 50mg,coq10, vit. d&e,folic acid and omega 3 6 9. is this helps to improve egg.

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IVF specialist: It is important to schedule a visit with an IVF specialist. They are very picky about how they want individuals to prepare. It is best to not take anything without approval from your individual doctor. It is important to work together to maximize your chances of success.

Question 5

who can take dhea ?

Accepted Answer

Adrenal disease?: Dhea is the precursor to sex hormones (estrogen and testosterone).  Testosterone is also released by the testes, and estrogen is also released by the ovaries.  Some have used dhea for premature ovarian failure to help libido in women.   However, these are mostly off-label uses that poor-quality studies to back them.  Other uses (memory, aging, muscles, etc) are not validated and can be unsafe.

Question 6

can you raise dhea level?

Accepted Answer

You can take it but.: Dhea can be bought in certain stores selling vitamins and nutritional supplements and it will raise your blood level.  Problem is very few studies show any measurably benefit from doing so, except perhaps in people whose adrenals have stopped working.  Lots of hype about various benefits (energy, immune system) but no hard data to show it helps.

Question 7

low dhea are caused by what?

Accepted Answer

Uncertain at most: If levels of dhea decline with age, can replacing the hormone reverse aging in humans? Nobody knows for sure. In studies, laboratory animals given dhea supplements live up to 50 percent longer than normal. But we humans metabolize dhea differently than animals, so these results don't necessarily apply to us.
http://www.anti-agingmd.com/dhea.html#top.

Question 8

does dhea really help us grow?

Accepted Answer

Limited use: Dhea is a steroid hormone manufactured by adrenal glands.  It is involved in many processes.  What growth are you wondering about - fetal development or muscle building?  Consider reading this article - http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/dhea/ns_patient-dhea.

Question 9

does taking a dhea improve health?

Accepted Answer

No: Nearly every study on dhea-s supplements has failed to find a consistent benefit.

Question 10

can i give myself dhea injections?

Accepted Answer

DHEA injections: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dhea/ns_patient-dhea/dsection=evidence gives you detailed info about dhea. It does come as an injection but I have never heard of any doctor using it.

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