Tag: pregnenolone
Stress/cortisol/aldosterone cause kidney disease; pregnenolone/progesterone treat it
The condition known as chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most common long-term co-morbidity of…
Progesterone (or pregnenolone) – a cheap, safe and effective treatment of infertility
It looks like Big Pharma is getting desperate and are now setting their sights on progesterone. The…
Cells preferentially accumulate Pregnenolone (P5), Progesterone (P4), and DHEA
A study not directly dealing with disease, though its findings are probably relevant for all diseases. It…
Pregnenolone (P5) blocks stress-induced anxiety, hypertension and cocaine cravings
A great new study, and with humans too! As the study aptly demonstrates, the primary driver of…
Pregnenolone/aspirin can block cellular estrogen uptake, PUFA promotes it
I have posted in the past about the “obscure” estrogen estrone sulfate (E1S) and its role as…
Pregnenolone (P5) improves recovery from stroke
One of the few direct studies with P5 in-vivo, though that may be changing as I noticed…
Stress causes/exacerbates allergies, pregnenolone/progesterone therapeutic
Yet another studies demonstrating the “controversial” link between stress and a condition doctors insist has nothing to…
Oral pregnenolone as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in humans
As many of my readers know, the first step in steroid synthesis is the so-called “side-chain cleavage”,…
Topical DHEA has potent anti-aging effects on human skin
I often get emails in regards to possible interventions with anti-aging effects on skin. The study I…
Pregnenolone (P5) may be ergogenic and helps recovery from exercise
Take this study with a grain of salt simply because the only link to it is from…