DHEA, Urine Creatinine Ratio Unit Converter

DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is one of the most abundant steroid hormones in the human body. It serves as a precursor that your body converts into other hormones, including testosterone and estrogen.

This test measures DHEA levels in a urine sample, corrected for creatinine concentration. The creatinine correction accounts for how dilute or concentrated your urine is, providing a more accurate reflection of true DHEA output than an uncorrected measurement.

DHEA levels peak in early adulthood (around age 20-30) and then gradually decline with age, falling by roughly 10-20% per decade after age 30.

DHEA is produced primarily by the adrenal glands (the zona reticularis), with smaller contributions from the gonads (testes in men, ovaries in women) and the brain.