DHEA - has anybody taken it on their own when TTC?

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What brand do you recommend? What dosage and how often? Any side effects? Did you have to get a blood test done prior taking it?

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Important to note. In the US it is sold over the counter as a “ supplement.” In other countries it is a prescription. It is NOT a supplement. It is a hormone.

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Be very careful with DHEA. It’s great for some and an absolute nightmare for others (me). It’s best to get bloodwork first to see if you actually need it, but most drs won’t test your DHEA. I tried to get tested because my first dr yelled at me for a year because I refused to take it. I did my research and it is not proven at best. At worse it can cause serious harm. She finally yelled so much I relented and took it. She actually laughed when I asked for bloodwork. My hair started falling out within a month or so. Huge clumps. My periods changed and have never went back to normal. My skin looked like a teenager in puberty. The cystic acne was so bad that I have permanent scarring all over my face. I switched drs and told the new dr. He made me stop and told me that it is a myth that it works. My face cleared up in about a cycle and my hair stopped falling out. Those two things were directly related to the dhea. My periods?? Who knows. But the dr seemed to think it was tied to it as well. I was told I was showing PCOS like symptoms from the dhea. I NEVER had PCOS symptoms prior and I don’t have it since stopping. 
I was told to take 100 daily. I started at 50 and worked up to I think 75. I took it for about 10 months

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I second Oliviamom post- like all supplements OTC there is no guarantee what you get and how you react to it
While old, I apparently have no problem producing testosterone and DHEA on my own ... it did not agree with me neither did anything good for me 
We are all different so can’t base someone’s success with certain known and unknowns to equal to your own - test your levels before and after anything

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Research using progesterone cream to conceive and possibly prevent miscarriage. Also Soy isoflavones supposedly strengthen your egg and improve ovulation. Our bodies are all so different and respond so differently, one woman’s answer is another’s nightmare. But I got pregnant taking soy iso twice after 40.

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Dhea is recommended for improving egg quality but it takes at least 3 month for it work. I wouldn’t take it for a long period of time though....    doctors recommend to take 75mg a day. I take 25mg 3 times a day       So far no side effects.

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I’m taking dhea since April , no side effects till now . I bought it over the counter

DHEA - has anybody taken it on their own when TTC?

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