DHEA Deep Dive 

I know this video is a bit old, and this is probably a long shot, but I'm trying to find some correlation between DHEA and caffeine, and I seem to be coming up short. I've been dependent on caffeine for over a decade, and I mean fairly large amounts of caffeine every day. For example, for as long as I can remember, I start my day off with between 6-800mg of caffeine every morning and then another 3-500mg later in the afternoon as a preworkout. About a month ago, I had bloodwork done, and it came back that my DHEA levels were very low. I'm a 38 year old male. The Dr recommended that I start supplementing with 25mg of DHEA. So, I did, and about 2 weeks ago, I started to notice that I was experiencing EXTREME fatigue. It was literally painful to stay awake, along with extreme brain fog. I also started sleeping more in general, taking more frequent and longer naps, etc. Well, a couple of days ago, I started to notice that when I first woke up in the morning, I actually felt rather normal and awake. Much different before, almost like I didn't even need my usual massive caffeine dose but I would still take it anyway and within like 30 minutes of taking it that's when the fatigue and brain fog would start. So, I experimented the last couple of days by cutting my caffeine way back, down to around 150mg-200mg, and now I feel fine. No fatigue, no brain fog. I now feel, dare I say, pretty good. A month ago, I literally would not have been able to function on just 200mg of caffeine. So, have you ever heard of anything like this? Is this just a coincidence and something else is going on? Or has supplementing DHEA fixed something that I didn't even know needed fixing. Or am I just trying to find a correlation in something that has no correlation. If you have any further insight on this, I would be very grateful to hear about it. Thanks.

Can we try in little doze like 25mcg just to test and then stop if its doing negative effect, is the effect reversal?

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Great video, Dr. Babb! Why don’t more U.S. prescription insurance plans include Intrarosa in their formularies, given how effective it is for GSM and how much it is prescribed by gynecologists and sexual med specialists like yourself? I have CVS Caremark. Despite their being one of the largest RX plans in the country, Intrarosa is not in their formulary! OOP cost is about $240/month minimum; not cheap for longterm use. Because of this lack of RX coverage, many women turn to online retailers to buy vaginal DHEA. I’ve seen a couple on Amazon with one being a pharmacist-formulated 6 mg suppository-clearly an attempt to compete with Intrarosa. And then there’s Julva cream marketed by a board-certified gynecologist. What are your thoughts on these products, please?

I am a 57 year old BodyBuilder who just started taking DHEA supplement. 100mg per day. The Internet says "DO NOT take DHEA for more than two years" So what happens after two years? Just stop taking and never take it again? I want to take 50mg to 100mg per day for the rest of my life. So what is this two year limit, or you will get cancer? It seems silly to only be able to take it for only two years. Then what? Take a year off... then two years on again? Please, anyone help me with some advice. I want to take it for more than two years.

I feel like covid has made my fsh and lh extra abnormal high 120 and 85. This from what i jave read pionts to pituritry gland. And stipped my periods. Gp wont do anything 😢 i read that taking dhea can bring the levels down. Is this true. I know i am in my forties but i have no symptoms of menopause and i am trying for a baby.

I am post huge stress of 4 years then a total hysterectomy and recently resumed HRT my cortisol is highish so I’m hoping a low dose of DHEA will help , only wary of hair loss / oestrogen dominance…at present SHBG high off range & FSH same !

Anyone have an opinion on taking DHEA/Preg just 2 days a week (my heavy training day and day after)? I'm in good shape generally, but want to get an edge when i need it most. Accounting for the short half-life of the precursor hormones; It seems to make sense to me in terms of avoiding hormone 'resistance' and overuse, ...but does it make sense?

What kind of doctor is this? I just like to know the qualifications of who I'm listening to.