Can DHEA convert to progesterone in some women, rather than estrogen and testosterone?
A. Pregnenolone converts into DHEA and progesterone. DHEA does not convert into progesterone, rather it converts into estrogen and testosterone. Q. Is there any way to stimulate the body to make it’s own progesterone? Or what is the best way? A. We’re not aware of a way to stimulate progesterone by itself. Q. Natural Progesterone: The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone” (written for doctors by Dr. John R. Lee (a brilliant man who wrote this to enlighten all doctors for themselves and their patients). He saved me as I had a horrific time with PMS and then Pre-Menopause and learned through his groundbreaking book (for we lay-people), “What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Menopause” the VALUE of natural progesterone cream (the best delivery system to replenish what naturally dissipates with age (NO not the estrogens, the progesterone hormone–not the SAM-e in one of the latter comments here in these recommendations–the progesterone is what needs to be replaced to feel completely n
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