Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA also called Dehydroepiandrosterone, Androstenolone, Prasterone, 3b-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one, 3Beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one, are adrenal steroid precursor hormones (prohormones) with weak androgenic effects that is converted into male sex hormones (androgens) and/or female