Pregnenolone (25 mg)

Pregnenolone dissolvable tablet, provided by Douglas Laboratories®, contain highest purity pregnenolone and are produced under strict Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards. Pregnenolone dissolvable tablet is available in 5 mg or 25 mg potencies. FUNCTIONSPregnenolone is often referred to as the grandparent precursor to steroid hormones in mammals. Pregnenolone is synthesized from cholesterol in the mitochondria of adrenal glands. Pregnenolone is also made to a lesser extent in the brain, liver, skin, testes and ovaries. Once synthesized, pregnenolone is released from the mitochondria into the cytosol where it can be converted to DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) or to progesterone. DHEA serves as a precursor compound to the androgens and the estrogens through androstenedione as the intermediate compound. Progesterone is the precursor to cortisol, aldosterone, androstenedione, estrogen, and testosterone. Pregnenolone may also be secreted directly into the blood where it circulates pr