Menopause Prasterone
prasterone used androgen in hormone replacement therapy (hrt) menopause. in addition prasterone itself, long-lasting ester prodrug of prasterone, prasterone enanthate, used in combination estradiol valerate treatment of menopausal symptoms under brand name gynodian depot. at high dosage of 1,600 mg/day orally 4 weeks, treatment of postmenopausal women prasterone has been found increase serum levels of dhea 15-fold, testosterone 9-fold, dhea-s, androstenedione (a4), , dihydrotestosterone (dht) 20-fold, , estrone , estradiol both 2-fold.