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Vitamins Information (Home) > Dosage > Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) DosageMost people do not need to supplement DHEA. The question of who should take this hormone remains controversial. Some experts believe that daily intakes of 5–15 mg of DHEA for women and 10–30 mg for men are appropriate amounts for people with deficient blood levels of DHEA or DHEAS. While a few researchers suggest supplementation with as much as 50 mg per day in postmenopausal women, others consider this level excessive. People should consult a doctor to have DHEA levels monitored before and during supplementation. Healthy people with normal blood levels of DHEA or DHEAS should not take this hormone until more is known about its effects. However, some doctors recommend DHEA supplementation for selected people with depression, autoimmune diseases, or other problems, even if their blood levels are normal. People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been shown to improve after taking 100–200 mg per day of DHEA. Such large amounts should never be taken without medical supervision. Discrepancies between label claims and actual DHEA content of DHEA supplements have been reported. Regrettably, the authors of this report failed to identify which brands were properly labeled and which were not.
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