I am a 22 year old female and have a DHEAS level of 517.5 microg dl. This appears to be out of range according to the reference sheet, should I be worried?
9 أبريل 2013
•Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (a rare genetic disorder)
•Noncancerous or cancerous tumor of the adrenal gland
•Polycystic ovary syndrome
in your case it is probably a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
•Estrogen and progesterone, the female hormones that help a woman's ovaries release eggs
•Androgen, a male hormone found in small amounts in women
The changes make it harder for a woman's ovaries to release fully grown (mature) eggs. .....These changes can contribute to infertility. The other symptoms of this disorder are due to the hormone imbalances.
Symptoms
•No period after you have had one or more normal ones during puberty
•Irregular periods
•Body hair growing on the chest, belly, face, and around the nipples
•Decreased breast size
•Enlargement of the clitoris
•Thinning of the hair on the head
•Voice gets deeper
•Acne that gets worse
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