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Just an updated here. Still feeling great and at the same HCG dose. Just had a follow up semen analysis on HCG only: Semen Concentration 11 (=>15) Motility 28 (=>40) Motility Progressive 11 (=>32) Sperm...

Hey man. I have been taking HCG for about 3 months now. I went with M/W/F 285/285/430. We tried last month for the first time with no luck. Will give it another go this month. Have another semen analysis in 2 months if we have not conceived. As far as sides or feeling different, I have...

Been 3 months on this protocol and everything is great! Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread! TRT has 100% turned my life around and I now consistently feel like myself again. Now that I feel I have dialed in my T dose, I am now adding HCG for fertility (the shrinkage wasn't...

Thanks madman! Yes, that is our plan. To ride this dose out for 3 months and then assess how I feel and go from there. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well brother !

60 mg twice a week has me feeling great. Also has continued to decrease my SHBG and therefore increasing free/bio. SHBG has gone from 67-50-44-38 since starting T. E2 seems to be getting up there but have zero E2 sides at the moment so not overly concerned at this point. I will get some US...

And sure enough I will now be starting 60mg twice a week subq. Still no HCG until we can dial in T then will consider HCG. Will keep you guys posted. Side note. My Dr was discussing HCG from urine vs HCG cultured in chickens (i think) he kind of lost me and was recommending the latter. Does...

For those of you following, just a bit of an update. I did switch to 50mg twice per week for 6 weeks. Bloods (Canada) are attached. I definitely don't feel as good on this protocol as the 100mg once per week for those 3 days or so before my levels slide. On the twice per week my energy...

Yeah, I agree. I will wait to speak with my doctor to see what he thinks first. Also, my prescription would run out too soon at a higher dose. I would book an appointment earlier but I am heading off to Europe tomorrow for 4 weeks.

Thanks boys! I was starting at 1 time per week hoping that would be enough given my higher SHBG but does not seem to be the case. I will try twice a week for the next 6 weeks before I am scheduled for more blood work and to see my doctor.

Another update. Still taking 100mg once a week. Don't see my doctor for another 6 weeks so I decided to get some bloods done. These were done at trough week 7. Been really feeling great! Clear mind, energy up, libido way up, gym and sport performance is finally improving. I do find the...

Took my first shot last Friday evening 100mg test e. The pharmacy had to order in needles so I used what was given to me by the dr's office which was a 18g 1" to draw and 25g 1" to inject. Injected in my thigh, no issues and no pain to my surprise. The barrel was 3 CC so it did take a long...

Will do! Thanks man and thanks for all your help along the way.

Thanks for the reply! Noted all of the above and will do! I think I will start IM for now to keep things simple. Although I don't get labs and see him again for 3 months, I plan on going down to the States to get some bloodwork done at 6-8 weeks as most people seem to do. The doctor is in...

Had my followup appointment today with a full workup and physical and reviewed blood results in detail as well as TRT protocols, pros & cons, etc. I was prescribed a 3 month trial of TRT. Protocol is 100 mg Test E (Delatestryl) per week. No AI, no HCG for trial period to see how I respond to...

Thanks man. All makes sense. The issue I’m facing here is the docs dismiss Labcorp tests and rely on Canadian only. Canadian tests are mid range and Docs say I’m fine even though Labcorp shows low free t. Have a follow up with my current doc in a few weeks. Will keep my fingers crossed!

Alright, please see LabCorp test from the weekend to compare to most recent from Life Labs. Shows free at the very bottom of the range (direct) and calculated would be below. Just if anyone is curious showing labs between the 2 countries. https://imgur.com/a/eRwigrH In my experience, it...

I just purchased a few tests from discounted labs. Will get try and go on Saturday morning and see if there are any differences if the req comes in time. This is more out of curiosity than anything. After I will summarize for any other Canadians using LifeLabs comparing all 4 sets of bloods...

Thanks for the quick reply as always madman. I had a LifeLabs test in the past as well that had very similar results to this most recent test. The LabCorp test is an outlier. I am tempted to go get another test done at LabCorp to see if the test itself was an outlier or if the two lab results...

A bit of an update. Did not start the Andriol and continued my search for a doctor. I have found a doctor who seems to be knowledgeable. He looked at my LabCorp labs and agreed Free T was too low. He ordered some additional tests to rule out other items that could be causing my symptoms as...

I’ve had blood tests in Canada (LifeLabs) and the US (LabCorp) a few weeks apart. I am not on TRT. When I converted the Canadian results for total testosterone and free testosterone (SHBG same units I believe), they were very close to the US results. The main difference I found was that the...

Thanks man and thanks for all your input! I really do appreciate it.

Thanks again for your help! When I mentioned injections to my doctor he said I would have to come in once a month for an injection. Unless this is test-u, it seems like a very old protocol and a recipe for disaster but regardless, he wanted me to try the Andriol first. I haven't gotten my...

I was chuckling a bit while reading this. Seems that 200mg twice a day can get men to average levels and 300mg twice a day for upper range. My current prescription of 40mg twice a day doesn’t look like it will do much at all. I think there are 60 capsules in each bottle so 300 mg twice a day...

Thanks man. Will read on my lunch break today.

Well had my appointment with my GP today and he prescribed me Andriol capsules at 40mg twice daily. Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks guys. Have an appointment with my GP on Thursday and hopefully he will refer me to an endo. I will start there and if that doesn’t work, I will check out the clinics noted.

Unfortunately no. I simply ran the male wellness panel on discounted labs and added SHBG.

Also, I have had my levels checked in the a month or so ago in Canada at LifeLabs. When I convert the results to US units, the results are quite similar. However, the ranges at LifeLabs seem to be much larger and my results fall within this range. I have a feeling this may be a sticking point...

Thanks for the responses Coast. I will give those clinics a try.

I am 29 years old 6'3 200lbs with the following symptoms. Low libido, brain fog in afternoons, low motivation/drive, competitiveness gone, social anxiety, fatigue. After some googling (as my GP was no help), I decided to get my levels checked. This was harder than I thought living in Canada. I...