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DHEA

UMichGirlUMichGirl member
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Who has (or is) taking this?

I know that whether or not you should take it varies by doctor, and my current RE didn't seem to think I should take it.  However the doctor we spoke to at CCRM said he thought it would be a good idea and recommended I speak to my doctor (since he can't write me a script...he hasn't seen me yet) and get a prescription to take 25mg twice a day.

I plan to research this a bit because to be honest I haven't paid a whole lot of attention to posts about it since I knew my RE wasn't pushing for me to take it.

Thoughts?  Advice?

Mr. & Mrs. UMich! July 2006! :-)
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It took 44 cycles, just over 3 years, 6 failed IUI's in MI, and 1 round of IVF at CCRM to get our BFP!
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Re: DHEA

  • Edwina.McDunnoughEdwina.McDunnough

    25mg 3x/day. :)

    Some info here. GL!

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  • Temp935838312504158Temp935838312504158
    I took 25mg 3x's/daily for 3 months & you don't need a prescription - it is available OTC!
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  • km0426km0426

    Hi there, I am about to start DHEA tonight.. I mentioned it to my RE after reading about it on this board and doing some research.  He thought it was a good idea to take it.  Although I had heard that it was available over the counter and did look in local pharmacies (no luck) my RE said he usually has them ordered from a specialty pharmacy so his office actually called it in for me along with a bunch of other vitamin supplements to medrx.com (I think).  They just arrived today and I am patiently awaiting DH's arrival home with it all as it was shipped to his office.  I assume there will be dosage instructions with it and can update more when I get them if you need it! 

    My RE's opinion on DHEA though was that it could improve numbers but didn't necessarily do much for quality. 

    Good luck!

    ***SAIF & PAIF Welcome***

    TTC since November 2008; me - poor egg quality,hypothyroidism,missing beta 3 integrin;
    DH - some MFI;

    1 month clomid plus timing - BFN;
    3 months clomid + IUI - BFN BFN BFN

    IVF #1 Nov/Dec 2009 - BFP - c/p;
    IVF #2.1 Jan 2011 - Converted to IUI - BFN;
    IVF #2.2 March/April 2011 - ER 3/23/11: 12 retrieved, 8 mature, 3 fert-ET 3dt 3/26/11: 3 embies - BFN;
    IVF #3 May 2011 - ER 5/19/11: 20 retrieved, 10 mature, 9 fert-ET 5dt 5/24/11 3 embies - BFN;
    Switched RE's for IVF #4 (CCRM) Oct 2011 - Surprise BFP before starting IVF #4!
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