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DHEA and Maca Root, a synergy.
Maca improves subjective sexual function without changing hormones; DHEA raises androgens. Combined use can support both subjective and hormonal contributors to libido.
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- Pair type
- Synergy
- Evidence (highest tier)
- Emerging
- Source citations
- 1 source
- Stack Score effect
- +2 to your Stack Score (per scored synergy row).
- Scope
- Supplement × Supplement
- Last verified
- May 30, 2026
Synergy · Emerging evidence
Synergy
What is happening. Maca improves subjective sexual function without changing hormones; DHEA raises androgens. Combined use can support both subjective and hormonal contributors to libido.
Mechanism. Maca acts on subjective and behavioral aspects without altering hormones; DHEA raises androgens and estrogens. Mechanisms are non-overlapping.
Recommendation. Combine for libido in adults with low DHEA-S. Test DHEA-S baseline and at 8 to 12 weeks.
Sources (1)
- Gonzales GF. Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacology of Lepidium meyenii (Maca). Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012
Stack Score
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Effect on the composite score
If both DHEA and Maca Root are in the same stack, this pair applies +2 to your Stack Score (per scored synergy row).
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