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I tried to get pregnant for a total of four years. In that time I've been treated by three different fertility specialists (reproductive endocrinologists). I've been diagnosed with unexplained infertility and later with endometriosis. I've had several IUIs and even did a round of IVF that didn't go very well. I love to read through research and had tried just about every supplement that had even a tiny bit of scientific evidence for helping with fertility: CoQ10 and other anti-oxidants, melatonin, N-acetyl cysteine, myo-inositol. I spent years taking these with no luck. I had read the research on DHEA by Dr. Gleicher and colleagues at the Center for Human Reproduction. I had also read some horror stories online from women who said they tried DHEA and had bad side effects (horrible acne and hair loss) or experienced disrupted menstrual cycles, so for a long time I was afraid to try it. But after our bummer of an IVF cycle, I decided I wanted to do everything I could to make our next try go better. I asked my RE to test my DHEA-S and other androgen levels, but he said they weren't important and didn't want to bother. Since I didn't know my levels, I decided to start taking DHEA at the lowest dose I could find (this 5 mg capsule) instead of the 25 to 75 mg a day usually recommended for fertility. I planned to take it for about 6 weeks before and during my next scheduled IVF cycle. I never made it to my next round of IVF because I became pregnant naturally during my first month taking 5 mg a day! After FOUR YEARS! It's still very early in the pregnancy but we just saw a heartbeat on the ultrasound this week. I did have a few tiny pimples when I first started taking it and shed a few more hairs than usual, but neither was a huge deal. I also noticed that I ovulated two days later than usual the cycle I was taking it (but obviously that wasn't a bad thing). If you've been considering trying DHEA for fertility, please give it a shot. You can always start with a low dose, and if you have any unwanted side effects, you can cut back further. It definitely made all the difference for me and I would recommend it in a heartbeat.