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A member asked:

I am supplementing 50mg dhea daily. last blood test showed my dhea as 721. is this abnormal or due to supplementation? prior it was dhea= 444

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Multiple reasons : First of all you should stop taking extra DHEAS and then repeat your test in 8 weeks ,if it is still elevated there can be other reasons

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 8/18/2019

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