Magnesium for Pregnenolone Support
Magnesium supports hormone synthesis indirectly through sleep and stress rather than any direct steroidogenic effect.
Overview
Verdict
How It Works
Dosing & Protocol
Typical dose
- Recommended dose
- 200-400mg/day elemental
- Expected timeframe
- 4-8 weeks
Protocol
- form
- Not applicable
- duration
- Not applicable
- co factor
- Evidence is insufficient. No human trial has examined the effect of magnesium supplementation on pregnenolone. Pregnenolone is the first steroid formed from cholesterol by the mitochondrial enzyme CYP11A1, and it sits upstream of progesterone, cortisol, DHEA and the sex hormones. Steroidogenesis broadly depends on magnesium-containing cofactors and ATP, which is where the claim originates, but that is a general statement about cellular metabolism rather than evidence of a specific effect. There is no human data showing that supplementing magnesium in a replete person raises pregnenolone, and pregnenolone levels are not routinely measured or clinically meaningful outside specialist endocrine investigation.
- titration
- Not applicable
- starting dose
- Not applicable as an established treatment
Evidence
What the studies say
No studies are yet linked to both Magnesium and Pregnenolone Support.
Safety
Caveats
Glycinate is best tolerated. Reduce dose in kidney impairment.
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