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What
is the difference between DHEA and DHEAS
DHEA is dehydroepiandrosterone and DHEAS is dehydroepiandrosterone
sulfate. They are very similar molecules, DHEAS just has an extra
sulfate molecule attached to it. DHEAS is the most common steroid
androgen in the bodies of both men and women.
DHEAS can be converted to DHEA by an enzyme that is naturally produced
by our bodies called steroid sulfatase (STS). Conversely, DHEA can
be transformed back into DHEAS. DHEA can eventually be converted
into testosterone and ultimately into dihydrotestosterone through
the complex steroid metabolism system. DHEA is produced in the gonads
(ovaries, testes) and the adrenal glands in men and women.
What
is the difference between DHEA and DHEAS references
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