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Effects · psyche adverse

Suppression of Hormone Production

Decrease in the body's own (endogenous) production of hormones (e.g., testosterone, cortisol) in response to the intake of exogenous hormones or substances affecting their regulation. Can lead to hormonal imbalance after withdrawal.

Supplements
1
Practices
5
Habits
5
How we rate evidence

Probability — how likely the effect is to show up

  • Very high
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

Evidence — where the data comes from

  • Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
  • Clinical Clinical trials and practice
  • Animal research Animal studies
  • People reports User reports and anecdotes
  • Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested

Reported as a side effect of (11)

Probability Very high 2 High 2 Medium 2 Low 5
Evidence Clinical 3 Theoretical 8

Mitigated by (1)

  • DHEA Supplements Theoretical

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