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One of the recurring arguments on this forum is whether pregnenolone and progesterone (being technically precursor to the glucocorticoids) raise or lower cortisol levels, and whether they have effects opposing or promoting those of the glucocorticoids. The argument advanced by a few people here...

Patients with prostate cancer are often treated with a combination of therapies such as 5-AR inhibitors to reduce production of DHT as well as other enzyme inhibitors to reduce conversion of DHEA into other downstream androgens. From the point of view of mainstream "treatment" for prostate...