Disclaimer: The information contained herein should NOT be used as a substitute for the advice of an appropriately qualified and licensed physician or other health care provider. The tool is not a substitute for the care provided… (more)
“Furthermore, the levels of pregnenolone, androstenedione , testosterone and dihydrotestosterone were significantly diminished in all samples collected after the administration of DMPA.”
“ MPA , when used in a mixture with testosterone and/or 4-androstenedione in vitro, acted as a competitive inhibitor of the reduction of these substrates.”
“Rat oral mucosa microsomal delta4-3-ketosteroid-5alpha-A-ring reductase enzyme system, reducing testosterone and 4-androstenedione , was found to be inducible by systemic administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA).”
“ MPA also significantly increased the rate of reduction of Δ4-androstenedione , cortisol, progesterone and MPA itself (all Δ4-3-ketosteroids) when used as substrates in vitro.”