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Symptoms of Low DHEA

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Bryan Myers

Dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA, is the most prevalent steroid in the body. It plays an important role in immunity, healing and growth. As a prohormone, DHEA increases more basic hormones such as testosterone, progesterone and estrogen. Pathology and age can reduce circulating levels of DHEA.

Dr. Bryan Myers writes wellness articles as a social activist working from a scientific perspective. Extensively trained in nutrition and fitness, he has presented his theories and research in medical journals. Dr. Myers has also written hundreds of health articles as a science journalist. He has degrees in experimental psychology from the University of Toledo and in behavioral neuroscience from Bowling Green State University. Dr. Myers now works as a clinical exercise physiologist in Ann Arbor.