Low Estradiol? Here's How DHEA Can Fix Your "Crashed" E2
From Low Estradiol? Here's How DHEA Can Fix Your "Crashed" E2
This relates to my podcast episode titled "DHEA for Crashed E2, Demystifying LR3 IGF-I, Supplemental Neurosteroids for Sexual Function, and Epistane for Fat Loss" found at DHEA for Crashed E2, Demystifying LR3 IGF-I, Supplemental Neurosteroids for Sexual Function, and Epistane for Fat Loss
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And for a topical discussion relating to the pitfalls of relying on bloodwork levels to describe tissue-level estrogen regulation, refer to my Meso-Rx article titled Primobolan / Equipoise Crashed my E2 – Help! from https://thinksteroids.com/articles/...ations-of-circulating-levels-as-an-index-of-tissue-specific-estrogen-regulation and its section titled:
Limitations of Circulating Levels as an Index of Tissue-Specific Estrogen Regulation
Regulation of estrogen production and metabolism within peripheral tissues is enabled by local expression of Aromatase (CYP19A1), which converts androgens to estrogens (T ⇒ E2 and AD ⇒ E1 [E2 is the most prevalent estrogen in men; which may explain the greater tolerability for EQ in women]). Estrogens further can be converted to estrogen sulfates and estrogen fatty acyl esters via Estrogen Sulfotransferase (EST) and Acyl-Transferases, respectively. Finally, these estrogen derivatives can be converted back to parent estrogens by Steroid Sulfatase (Sulfatase) and Lipase activity [10].Adipose Tissue (AT) is particularly enriched in estrogen fatty acyl esters and consequently has an extensive buffering system that enables local regulation of estrogen production and metabolism… Notably, in a study of obese men, E2 fatty acyl ester concentrations did correlate in serum and fat (Wang, et al., 2013) [10], possibly indicating that serum estrogen levels influence stored estrogen content in AT, but conversion to bioactive forms is locally regulated [10].Several clinical studies have demonstrated dissociations between circulating and intra-adipose estrogen levels, including in men (Blankenstein, et al., 1992; Belanger, et al., 2006; Deslypere, et al., 1985; Wang, et al., 2013) [10].
In the context of this discussion about rapid aromatization in local tissues before blood see this note:
From Low Estradiol? Here's How DHEA Can Fix Your "Crashed" E2

This relates to my podcast episode titled "DHEA for Crashed E2, Demystifying LR3 IGF-I, Supplemental Neurosteroids for Sexual Function, and Epistane for Fat Loss" found at DHEA for Crashed E2, Demystifying LR3 IGF-I, Supplemental Neurosteroids for Sexual Function, and Epistane for Fat Loss
Read More on Substack
And for a topical discussion relating to the pitfalls of relying on bloodwork levels to describe tissue-level estrogen regulation, refer to my Meso-Rx article titled Primobolan / Equipoise Crashed my E2 – Help! from https://thinksteroids.com/articles/...ations-of-circulating-levels-as-an-index-of-tissue-specific-estrogen-regulation and its section titled:
Limitations of Circulating Levels as an Index of Tissue-Specific Estrogen Regulation

Regulation of estrogen production and metabolism within peripheral tissues is enabled by local expression of Aromatase (CYP19A1), which converts androgens to estrogens (T ⇒ E2 and AD ⇒ E1 [E2 is the most prevalent estrogen in men; which may explain the greater tolerability for EQ in women]). Estrogens further can be converted to estrogen sulfates and estrogen fatty acyl esters via Estrogen Sulfotransferase (EST) and Acyl-Transferases, respectively. Finally, these estrogen derivatives can be converted back to parent estrogens by Steroid Sulfatase (Sulfatase) and Lipase activity [10].Adipose Tissue (AT) is particularly enriched in estrogen fatty acyl esters and consequently has an extensive buffering system that enables local regulation of estrogen production and metabolism… Notably, in a study of obese men, E2 fatty acyl ester concentrations did correlate in serum and fat (Wang, et al., 2013) [10], possibly indicating that serum estrogen levels influence stored estrogen content in AT, but conversion to bioactive forms is locally regulated [10].Several clinical studies have demonstrated dissociations between circulating and intra-adipose estrogen levels, including in men (Blankenstein, et al., 1992; Belanger, et al., 2006; Deslypere, et al., 1985; Wang, et al., 2013) [10].
In the context of this discussion about rapid aromatization in local tissues before blood see this note: