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Androstenedione
This is a testosterone precursor that gets broken down in to both testosterone and estrogen. It can be dangerous to your health and is a banned substance by all major athletic governing bodies.
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there androstenedione naturally in your body?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is there a normal androstenedione level for women?
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A 29-year old asked:
Does anybody even know what androstenedione is for?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: androstenedione?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is a normal androstenedione level for women in their 20's?
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A 22-year old female asked:
If a woman who always had high androstenedione levels had a delivery,would her levels fall temporarily after the delivery?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why do I have high androstenedione and prolactin?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the best muscle substitute for androstenedione?
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A 26-year old female asked:
High level of delta 4 androstenedione on hormonal blod test. Can it affect fertility?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is androstenedione an illegal anabolic steroid?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Androstenedione 21nmol/l Testosterone 3.3nmol/l Dhea so4 10.9nmol/l Could this be pcos? Or if not what else could it be?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My androstenedione level is very high. But my testosterone and dheas levels are normal. What does this indicate?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Acth stim test. Results of rise of cortisol and 17-0hp normal. What causes moderate elevation of androstenedione, slight elevation testosterone?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have high testosterone and androstenedione. Is it good for me to take saw palmetto? Or what else?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have the dheas, 17-oh-progesterone, d 4 - androstenedione on a high level what could be the prob?Is it risky to remove the adrenal gland?I'm 20
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A 20-year old female asked:
My androstenedione level was 5.49 on day 22. Is it too high. My progesterone is less too.I'm 20 and I have pcos.How to reduce androstenedione?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My Testosterone, Thyriod, DHEA-s, 17- OHP, Cortisol, Prolactin & BP are normal level. But my Androstenedione is very high. What could this indicate?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I hv pcos. My androstenedione test results came out as above 5.5. I would like to know is dis very high or normal.I want to seek treatment accordingly?
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A 33-year old female asked:
What does it mean when ANDROSTENEDIONE and dheas is high in PCOS? Lab range is 23-266 mcg/dL for dheas and mine is 311. ANDROSTENEDIONE is at 231?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have pcos and my progesterone is 0.31 ng/ml and androstenedione is 5.49 on day 22.I don't take bcp. Please interpret this and suggest something.
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A 31-year old female asked:
30yo female, my testosterone is 0.73 (normal range 0.0-0.75) and androstenedione is 4.11 (normal range 0.40 - 4.10). could these be high enough to show hormonal issues / PCOS? thank you?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can pcos cause high androstenedione and normal testosterone levels?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have normal testosterone levels but slightly high androstenedione level. I have pcos and suffer from premenstrual problems.Help me?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Trying to concieve. Mildly high level of androstenedione, testosterone, PRG-17-OH and Dhea So4. Is this serious? Taking acth simulation test next week
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A 20-year old female asked:
Normal testosterone levels but slightly high androstenedione along with pcos. Do I have estrogen dominance?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Tested for CAH but negative. Androstenedione moderately elevated, testosterone slightly elevated. What could this be? Polycystic ovaries on US
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A 20-year old female asked:
I feel and look my best only during the 7 days of menses. The other days i suffer from skin darkening etc. I have pcos with high androstenedione.Help?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How to cure imbalance between estrogen and progesterone? My condition improves only during menses. I also have pcos with high androstenedione.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can progesterone only pills be used to treat pcos and estrogen dominance where the androstenedione levels are high but testosterone levels are normal?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is moderately elevated androstenedione sign of an adrenal tumour? Testosterone only slightly elevated. Or is it pcos? Polycistic ovaries seen on US
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