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| ==Overview==
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| * '''Dehydro-3-epiandrosterone''' or dehydroepiandrosterone or DHEA is the main secretory product of the suprarenal cortex. The physiologic significance of DHEA is unclear.
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| DHEA is a hormone of the androgen family and it is secreted by the adrenal gland.
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| A number of ongoing studies are conducted to link low levels of DHEA to premature ageing, low immunity, low and weak muscle mass, joint pain and arthritis pain, low energy, low stamina and even to fertility problems in women, impaired thinking in elderly and progression of Alzheimer's.
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| == Differential Diagnosis ==
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| DHEA is converted to testosterone in women and to esterogen in men.
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| Testing for adrenal imbalance would indicate a reduced DHEA.
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| === Decreased ===
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| * [[Menopause]]
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| === Increased ===
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| * [[Adrenal carcinoma|Adrenal cortex tumors]]
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| * [[Adrenogenital Syndrome]]
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| * [[Androgen]]-producing tumor
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| * [[Hirsutism]]
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| * [[Hyperprolactinemia]]
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| * [[Ovarian cancer]]
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| * [[Polycystic ovaries]] <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
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| == References ==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| == Acknowledgements ==
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| The content on this page was first contributed by {{CMG}}
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| List of contributors:
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| == Suggested Reading and Key General References ==
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| == Suggested Links and Web Resources ==
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| == For Patients ==
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| [[Category:Blood tests]]
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| [[Category:Endocrinology]]
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