Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 All I know ( or shall I say, all I can remember at the moment) is that my doc has me on it to induce whatever natural estrogen I have. We are then going to do a 24 urine to measure and see if I need more per script. He recommends 50 mg pregnenolone and 25 mg DHEA daily and this is standard unless a patient indicates otherwise. And I can tell the difference when I forget it. . .so it must be doing something. If indeed estrogen loss induces bone loss, one would logically say DHEA is for bone loss. Is it enough? For some yes and others, no. I'm open to the idea that bone loss occurs with age as well as a decline in estrogen occuring with age and they happen to coincide. In any event, estrogen is definitely needed for good brain function--this was a surprise finding by researchers studying the brain in the early 90s. While my doc feels the natural is the best, he also feels that any kind is better than none at all. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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