The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
DHEA will increase both testosterone and estrogen, and the extent to which it increases one or the other will depend on whether or not you're starting off with more estrogen than testosterone or whether or not you're starting off with more testosterone than estrogen
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A few years ago, there was a lot of excitement about the hormone DHEA, which is mainly made by the adrenals, DHEA has been promoted as kind of a catch-all for increasing testosterone and estrogen in males and females, and indeed, DHEA will increase both testosterone and estrogen, this is something to be mindful of if you're thinking about taking DHEA or you're taking DHEA already.
So women have more testosterone than estrogen and significantly more DHEA than either.