Anyone taking DHEA?

Canuck13

I have a few questions for anyone taking DHEA (if you don't mind): 1. Did your Re recommend it or did you research it yourself and start taking it? 2. How long have you been taking it? 3. How much are you taking daily? 4. Have you had any side effects (good and bad)? 5. Why are you taking this supplement? Thanks so much.

Lindsey7348

My RE recommended DHEA (75 mg and the kind I bought at GNC were 25 mg so I took 3/day) before we found out I had elevated testosterone and androgen levels. It is supposed to help with egg quality, but can have reverse effects if you have PCOS or are insulin resistant. 

Side effects were terrible unfortunately. Horrible skin breakouts and made my hair super oily! 

I just finished a book by Rebecca Fett called "It starts with the egg" and she explained in the book how DHEA can help tremendously with a DOR DX or for someone with low AMH levels. Do you know your levels?

Pintobean39

I'm not taking it. I asked my RE because I'm 39 and I'll eat dirt if it will give me a chance for a better egg. He told me not to take it because it will mess things up since my levels are fine. I just want to put it out there, if you don't need it, then it can do more harm than good.

Canuck13

I just finished reading the same book! I felt a LOT of it pertained to ladies with PCOS which I haven't been diagnosed with, but that is where I read about DHEA helping egg quantity and quality too...I am 37 and Re basically told me today that yes, I do have DOR. If this iui doesn't work out (chances are super slim) we will likely move on to IVF in July and I wondered if the DHEA could help since I have a few months. For the record, my Re only recommends COQ10 and didn't say much when I asked about DHEA. He warned me that we may only get 2-4 eggs from me if we do IVF, which pretty much crushed me