DHEA, stress & erections

I’m having the same issue now with DHEA and morning wood. Just a week into using 1.25mg - 2.5mg and my morning wood is gone. I’ve also upped my test dose to allow more e2 to aromatize so I doubt my e2 could be that high. It’s been low for a year.
 
Interesting. I have the opposite experience. Without DHEA I have no morning wood and no nocturnal erections. When I take 50mg per day I get nocturnal erections almost every night and frequent morning wood.

Prior to this I went for at least 2 decades without nocturnal or morning erections. TRT helped me in many other ways but it wasn't until DHEA supplementation that the nocturnal and morning erections returned. Go figure.
 

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Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

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The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038

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