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pregnenolone

pregnenolone

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A natural hormone the body makes that helps make other hormones and may help the brain
  • noun
  • /prɛɡˈnɛnəloʊn/
  • Specialized
: pregnenolona
  • The hormone pregnenolone is essential for producing other hormones in the body.
  • pregnenolone and DHEA

So your body needs a hormone that's called pregnenolone, the mother of all hormones, to then either make cortisol the stress hormone or make sex hormones.

Examples

  • This set of circumstances puts you at extreme risk for postpartum depression too because when you are leptin resistant, you have extremely low levels of pregnenolone and progesterone that help limit your risk for depression.

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  • So your body needs a hormone that's called pregnenolone, the mother of all hormones, to then either make cortisol the stress hormone or make sex hormones.

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  • Levels of pregnenolone naturally decline as you age, which may influence mood and cognition.

  • Research indicates that pregnenolone could play a vital role in maintaining brain health.

Surface Forms

pregnenolone singular
pregnenolones plural

Etymology

Pregnenolone comes from chemical name parts: pregnen- links to 'pregnancy' (many related hormones were first found in pregnant women) and -olone is a common ending for steroid hormones. So pregnenolone is a natural hormone that is 'one step before' other hormones and that helps explain its role in the body and brain.