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DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) < is an adrenal androgen ...marketed as food supplement at health food stores <not approved for any indication by FDA < DHEA is a steroid precursor of both androgens and estrogens Clinical use: <uncontrolled studies showed that HIIV-infected patients with AIDS had reductions in viral load while taking DHEA Adverse effects androgenic:: acne, hair loss, hirsutism, deepening of the voice in women ... stimulation of growth of prostate cancer...in men. Abstracted from THE MEDICAL LETTER Vol. 38 (Issue 985) October 11, 1996 which concludes: "Patients would be well advised not to take it." [log in to unmask] (Mary manfredi)