Low dhea and testosterone

Hey guys,

So I just had more bloodwork and my dhea and testosterone are so low!! can this be the cause of my hair loss?? I dunno what to do anymore

Yes low T can cause hair loss.

I’m thinking trying preglenalone supplementation might help and be safer than taking T directly.

Preglenalone is higher up the hormone chain and wouid be safer than taking T directly.

You have a new Dr now you can discuss this with right?

physedgirl09 said...
yes I see him on September 30. I know I don't wanna take T directly ugh. Should I see an endocrinologist?

Might be a good idea - maybe wait and see what your dr says on 30th?

savedbygrace-did/do you experience hair loss? did it improve?

girlie-im gonna see what my dr says on the 30th and go from there

Missouri-did your llmd prescribe that?

also did u experience hair loss when it was low?

Licorice tea can bring back testerone levels

FWIW:
When I was at 85 pounds and bedridden my hair was falling out by the fist full. There was a great deal going on then, but my hormones levels were very low across the board. I did a 4 X saliva test. Cortisol was below ref range at all times of the day, estrogen undetectable, progesterone low, testosterone low, melatonin low, and DHEA below ref range. I used pregnenolone to improve progesterone levels, but it did not raise cortisol as my doc had hoped it would, so I had to supplement cortisol levels with hydrocortisone according to Jeffries "Safe Uses of Cortisol". Before I could tolerate the DHEA I had to bring up cortisol. My DHEA levels were below ref range my entire adult life until I started using DHEA (and Preg.) sublingual drops. These are better absorbed than oral pills. Balancing everything took many months, but levels of all within the ref range at this point. Hypothyroidism can cause hair loss, heavy metal toxicity and other toxicities can as well. Those in my chelation support group were disappointed by seeking help with an endocrinologist unless they had outright disease such as Graves, Addison's or diabetes. Most, including myself, were better served by seeking help from a Functional Medicine doc.
Most of my hair did come back after my health issues were under better control, gained 50 pounds, balanced hormones, started back on chelation for HMs and started treating Bartonella and other chronic infections. Likely this is more than you wanted to know.

physedgirl09 said...
Hey guys,

So I just had more bloodwork and my dhea and testosterone are so low!! can this be the cause of my hair loss?? I dunno what to do anymore

I don't recall if you mentioned whether you are in the US or not. The drops are BioMatrix brand and are available in the US, but I am not sure if they are available OTC in Canada and elsewhere? I paired my use of these drops with regular checks of saliva hormone levels. As my condition improved my Preg dose was lowered and DHEA was increased, but perhaps your hormone/adrenal condition is not as advanced as mine was. Just FYI, I am currently taking DHEA at 6 drops (1mg/drop) and Pregnenolone 18 drops (1mg/drop). Keep in mind that sometimes your body does not do as expected with these supplements because there is a glitch somewhere along the way in the conversion process of one hormone to another. That is why I ended up on hydrocortisone instead of my body converting some of my preg intake into cortisol.

physedgirl09 said...
Thank you for your response. Could u tell me what brands of the drops you took so I can ask my dr about them?

No, my doctor did not supervise throughout. I read everything I could find on the internet about Dr. Daniel Kalish and hormone balancing. Had a couple telephone consults with him. Prior to my appt. I figured out what I thought he would say and dosages he would prescribe based on all that I read and my test results. I was spot on with the hormones, but I had to do a lot of work to figure it out. I could not afford to continue with Dr. K's consults, so I really had no choice. It is not rocket science and all that work payed off because the hormone supps helped a great deal. My local doc was cooperative in prescribing the Hydrocortisone as he was familiar with the Jeffries book. I weighed 85 pounds at the time and so local doc was willing to do anything reasonable that might be helpful.

physedgirl09 said...
im in the united states. so your dr supervised you throughout everything? like is this something I can do on my own? I wonder if mine will know anything about these drops... all I know is im gonna be bald soon

I am sorry to hear you are having such trouble. The only thing I can suggest is that you might want to consider contacting the office of Daniel Kalish to see if there is a doc in your part of the country who has taken the Kalish mentorship masterclass that they can refer you to. Age, gender, saliva test results all have a bearing on any hormone balancing treatment protocol. Your labs were blood tests, so I would not have any idea what to supplement based on those results. Or as I suggested before, look for a functional medicine doc you can work with either locally or by phone. Daniel Kalish still does phone consults and although it was a great deal of money, I was so ill at the time I did not care. He, along with 2 other docs, helped to pull me back from the brink. Traditional/allopathic docs were of no help to me at all other than to tell my husband I would likely not survive whatever was going on at that time. I guess I showed them!
Talk to your doc, see what he says and then go from there.

physedgirl09 said...
Oh ok. I wanna start all this but I have no idea which dosages to start with or what to do. I’m not good at figuring things out on my own... I doubt my dr will know anything about any of this... ugh I’m so depressed... my hair is all coming out and it’s so upsetting