... unlike DHEA, 7-keto-DHEA is not converted to steroid hormones such as androgen and estrogen. Taking 7-keto-DHEA by ... to the skin does not increase the level of steroid hormones in the blood. People take 7-keto-DHEA to speed ... using DHEA supplementation, and DHEA may form androgenic and estrogenic hormones via an alternate metabolic pathway (which 7-keto does not ...