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re: re: re: re: nothing is making sense May. 21st, 2007 9:35pm
I have a friend who was diagnosed with 3b-hsd deficiency. From what I gather, it would involve a high level of DHEA, which is then converted directly into testosterone in the liver. On the other hand, it should also involve an elevated 17-hydroxypregnenolone level too. But I think she said there were two different variations of the deficiency, so that might explain it. Either way, she ends up with low cortisol levels and I think high ACTH, because the pituitary knows the cortisol in low and keeps ordering up more production which the adrenals aren't able to do. So maybe it fits enough to ask your endo about it?
