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androstenolone

DHEA

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • Addison disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • adrenal insufficiency [Insufficient Evidence]
  • androgen deficiency, partial [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cardiovascular disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cervical dysplasia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cocaine dependence [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cognitive function [Likely Ineffective]
  • COPD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Crohn disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Possibly Effective]
  • diabetes mellitus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • erectile dysfunction [Insufficient Evidence]
  • exercise-induced muscle damage [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infertility in patients of childbearing potential [Possibly Ineffective]
  • menopausal symptoms [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • muscle strength [Possibly Ineffective]
  • muscular dystrophy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • opioid withdrawal symptoms [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoporosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Parkinson disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • parturition [Insufficient Evidence]
  • physical performance [Possibly Ineffective]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sexual dysfunction [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Sjogren syndrome [Likely Ineffective]
  • skin aging [Possibly Effective]
  • SLE [Insufficient Evidence]
  • slowing/reversing aging [Possibly Ineffective]
  • ulcerative colitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • vaginal atrophy [Likely Effective]

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