7-OXO DHEA is non-hormonal and quite different from DHEA.
7-OXO uses the same enzyme as cortisone, 11b-OH Steroid Dehydrogenase, to convert to it's active form. The 7-OXO Dhea occupies the enzyme, flip-flopping from 7-OXO to 7-OH DHEA (the actives in Lean Xtreme) and preventing the conversion of semi-inactive cortisone to cortisol, thus lowering cortisol levels.