DHEA CAN ENHANCE SUCCESS OF SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM

本研究的目的是确定激素DHEA是否 （脱氢表雄酮：肾上腺产生的一种天然激素 （人类）更容易戒烟。吸烟的女性 他们血清中脱氢表雄酮的含量当他们停止吸烟时，这个水平就会下降。 有证据表明，DHEA水平下降可能会导致问题。它 通过给予一个人DHEA，可能会更容易停止 smoking.这项研究的目的是评估有多少DHEA的妇女， 不吸烟的人需要服用，以达到相同的DHEA水平。 在一个吸烟女人的血液里这将有助于评估 当一个人戒烟时，需要给他大量的DHEA， 以保持他们的血清DHEA水平在同一水平，而他们是 smoking.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the hormone DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone: a natural hormone produced in the adrenal glands of humans) makes it easier to stop smoking. Women who smoke have higher levels of DHEA in their serum. When they stop smoking, this level drops. There is some evidence that falling DHEA levels may cause problems. It is possible that by giving a person DHEA, it will be easier to stop smoking. This study is designed to evaluate how much DHEA a woman who does not smoke needs to take in order to attain the same level of DHEA in the blood of a woman who smokes. This will allow assessment of how much DHEA needs to be given to a person while they stop smoking in order to keep their serum DHEA level at the same level as while they were smoking.