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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
HCG monotherapy prescribed for fertility and low testosterone,confused like hell.
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<blockquote data-quote="GeauxBears" data-source="post: 18701" data-attributes="member: 5724"><p>I'm sure you'll get advice much better than mine, but a couple of things come to mind. First, did any of the docs ever pull LH/FSH values? These are the pituitary hormones that "signal" to your testes to create testosterone and sperm, respectively. </p><p></p><p>If LH and/or FSH are high, then this leans to primary hypogonadism, or testicular failure. If they are low, this indicates central (hypothalamus or pituitary) dysfunction.</p><p></p><p>The reason it matters is because the treatment options available to you change based on whether you are primary or central, but if the LH/FSH wasn't pulled prior to starting HCG, they are worthless now, as HCG is an LH analog and will thus supress the pituitary's production of it.</p><p></p><p>Also, did anyone ever pull E2 (estradiol) prior to prescribing your Arimidex? If not, that's incredibly irresponsible IMO...some people, me included, don't have issues with E2, and Arimidex, even at extremely low dosage, can crash their E2. For me, this means hot flashes, completely crashed libido, and ED that not even Viagra can help until the E2 rebounds.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I think you need to dig deeper on the thyroid front. Without a full panel it's hard to get an idea about what's going on, but high T3 is associated with a number of conditions that need to be ruled out and could be driving the low T issues you are dealing with.</p><p></p><p>Just some thoughts to get you started. When do you go back for labs?</p><p></p><p>PS...this stuff takes time. Try to relax as one week (or even 3) may not show stable results as the body attempts to maintain homeostasis...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeauxBears, post: 18701, member: 5724"] I'm sure you'll get advice much better than mine, but a couple of things come to mind. First, did any of the docs ever pull LH/FSH values? These are the pituitary hormones that "signal" to your testes to create testosterone and sperm, respectively. If LH and/or FSH are high, then this leans to primary hypogonadism, or testicular failure. If they are low, this indicates central (hypothalamus or pituitary) dysfunction. The reason it matters is because the treatment options available to you change based on whether you are primary or central, but if the LH/FSH wasn't pulled prior to starting HCG, they are worthless now, as HCG is an LH analog and will thus supress the pituitary's production of it. Also, did anyone ever pull E2 (estradiol) prior to prescribing your Arimidex? If not, that's incredibly irresponsible IMO...some people, me included, don't have issues with E2, and Arimidex, even at extremely low dosage, can crash their E2. For me, this means hot flashes, completely crashed libido, and ED that not even Viagra can help until the E2 rebounds. Finally, I think you need to dig deeper on the thyroid front. Without a full panel it's hard to get an idea about what's going on, but high T3 is associated with a number of conditions that need to be ruled out and could be driving the low T issues you are dealing with. Just some thoughts to get you started. When do you go back for labs? PS...this stuff takes time. Try to relax as one week (or even 3) may not show stable results as the body attempts to maintain homeostasis... [/QUOTE]
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