Steroid hormones

Steroid hormones play a conspicuous role in ADHD.
They are involved in mediating stress symptoms and in terminating the activity of the HPA axis.
As sex hormones, they also mediate the gender-specific characteristics of ADHD.

We describe below

• Cortisol
• DHEA / prosterone
• Allopregnanolone
• Aldosterone

The Treatment chapter also contains an article on the topic of

• [Testosterone for ADHD](Testosteron bei ADHS)