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DHEA, why is it banned in the UK and where to buy it from

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Hello all, i have been advised to take DHEA to improve my fertility as i have low AMH 2.56 at 40 and my previous IVF cycle was cancelled due to being a poor responder. has anyone taken DHEA for fertility before? does it help? where do you get it from in the UK? thank you all, with love

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Moonella

Hi ..

i got mine from Thailand at the hospital but I didn’t continue and started taking other things instead and it helped me !

Omega 3

Coq10

Folic acid

Vitamin e

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Rumi40 in reply toMoonella

thank you. i am also taking preconception from pregnancare and ubiqunol .

doctor recommend DHEA but i have read some bad reviews about the med. can i ask why you stopped taking it?

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Moonella in reply toRumi40

I stopped because i started noticing some side effects (facial hair) i was supposed to take it for 6 months but i stopped at 3 months.

You can also have a look at fertility blend for female.

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Cinderella5

DHEA is a steroid and so is banned in the UK for purchase. You can get it online....I couldn't get the micronised version (which is best for absorption) so I opted for tablets from Biovea which come from abroad and can take a few weeks to get here especially with covid.xx

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Rumi40 in reply toCinderella5

did DHEA help with your egg quality and how long do you need to take it for? thank you

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Cinderella5 in reply toRumi40

I believe it helped with mine but we have eventually gone onto use donor eggs. The recommended time is around 3 months taking 75mg per day (3x25mg tablets).xx

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Rumi40 in reply toCinderella5

thank you

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ladypink81

Hi

I went through 6 failed IVF ( 5 failed one blighted ovum). This is our 7th try and....

.... got BFP on Friday 11/9 :-) . Beta was 137 (at 11dp3dt) and going today (3 days later) to get another beta. Hope it doubles nicely.

I started taking these; DHEA 100mg, CoQ10, Inositol and Folic Acid around 4 months before egg retrieval. I got my online from US site Piping Rock (they were shipped to my friends in Poland and they shipped it to us in UK) .I do believe above helped me to get my BFP

Good luck xx

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ladypink81

PS. I didn't inform my doctor about taking the above.... just listed to Dr. Google

I stopped taking all apart from Folic Acid on the day of egg retrieval.

Oh and Im 39yo

My IVF journey started in 2015 .... but 2020 is my year!

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Olivia1980xxx

Hi I was advised from doctor to buy DEHA from BIOVENA web. They always have some special offers.

I got two boxes unopened because different fertility doctor told me looking on my medical history despite my age (40 in November) my AMH is 6.7 that I don’t need it .

I know it helps but there r sides effects.

I didn’t start my so I’m stack with two unopened DEHA 25mg boxes. Xx

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Rumi40

thank you Olivia and lady pink. i ended up going to my clinic last week to get a emergency bottle. they charged me £44 for 60 capsules. madness. i have ordered them from iherbs use 300 capsules for £20, hopefully they will come next week. i am starting IUI when my next period comes. i was a poor responder in my first iVF and doc recommend IUI. he told me they would only give me one more go at IVF but lets start with IUI with merifort. fingers crossed. xx

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Her3girls

I don't know about the UK BUT IN THE USA ANY WALMART,DRUG STORE CARRIES IT OVER THE COUNTER.

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HMLM

Morning! Our clinic encourages taking it and I think it has definitely helped us. We went from having a cycle abandoned due to poor response to four frozen embryos (I’m almost 40). I order from iherb in the US and they arrive pretty quickly. Micronised DHEA 25 x 3 times a day. Hope this helps and good luck! x

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