DHEA, Thyroid & Testosterone: New Connections

April 18, 2021

A new study builds on the trend we’ve been discussing—that DHEA may support hormone and immune system health--- so thought it was worthy of a video breakdown.

Researchers in Europe gave older men with thyroid disease DHEA or no treatment for six months. The men in the treatment group had statistically significant improvements in immune health compared to the men in the control group.

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Men in the DHEA treatment arm also had a significant increases in testosterone compared to the men who weren’t receiving the therapy.

Here’s links to the article mentioned above, as I thought you might be interested:

De Pergola, G. (2000). The adipose tissue metabolism: role of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone. International Journal of Obesity, 24(2), S59–S63.

Brahimaj, A., Muka, T., Kavousi, M., Laven, J. S. E., Dehghan, A., & Franco, O. H. (2016). Serum dehydroepiandrosterone levels are associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes: the Rotterdam Study. Diabetologia, 1–9.

Jankowska, K., Maksym, R., & Zgliczyński, W. (2019). Dehydroepiandrosterone can restore the function of the ovaries – a series of 5 cases and a review of the literature. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecological Investigations, 2(1), 11–18.

Krysiak, R., Szkróbka, W., & Okopień, B. (2020). Impact of dehydroepiandrosterone on thyroid autoimmunity and function in men with autoimmune hypothyroidism. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 1–8.