Does pregnenolone shutdown my own pregnenolone production?

[Roccc]

Does pregnenolone shutdown my own pregnenolone production?

People say it is a supplement. Isn't it a hormone?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

It is a supplement (and a hormone) since it is available over the counter without the need of a prescription in the United States. Like all hormones, taking it will shut down your own production and replace it with the dose you intake. We have no data on how long it takes for pregnenolone to return to baseline after you stop the supplement. We also have no data on pregnenolone supplementation and its effect on downstream hormones.


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