dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate การใช้

• Blood levels of dehydroepiandrosterone increase, and levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate decrease in response to critical illness.
• ACTH is a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone ( DHEA ), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate ( DHEA-S ), and aldosterone.
• High levels of testosterone or dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, combined with other symptoms and high levels of inhibin A and inhibin B can be indicative of an SCST of any type.
• In women the adrenal steroids, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone are the major precursors of plasma 3?-ADG, accounting for almost the totality of circulating 3?-ADG . Levels of 3?-ADG decrease significantly with age.
• In contrast to the sudden fall in estradiol during menopause, the levels of total and free testosterone, as well as dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate ( DHEAS ) and androstenedione appear to decline more or less steadily with age.
• A woman should be tested for blood levels of prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, LH and FSH, progesterone, testosterone and another male hormone, Dheas ( dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate ), blood lipids ( the two forms of cholesterol and triglycerides ), insulin and her ability to process blood glucose ( via a glucose tolerance test ).