Recent content by stx358

I have been on TRT for 14 months and HCG for 10 of those 14 months. I had to demand it from my testosterone mill as they never even mentioned it. This board is what educated me on it. I used compounded HCG at first and it did work until I got a bad vial and over two months everything shut...

I don't think anyone is saying compounded HCG doesn't work. My experience has been that compounded HCG is not as consistently reliable as brand name and doesn't produce the same lab results. Other's may have different experiences.

I found this information very interesting and am glad that you took the time to do this and to share the information. No company or compounding pharmacy will ever study this issue so anecdotal evidence from individuals is all we will ever see. That is how this board has been so useful to me...

This is a very interesting point. I have never done a free E2 and I know they are available on discounted labs but then again I wouldn't know what the number meant if I did one. We are all familiar with target TT and Free T levels but what is a good free E2? My last labs showed this: Total T...

Sorry for the delayed response Gman - I only check the board about once a week. I have no idea why I can't receive PMs! As for your questions I don't mind answering them at all. My initial experience with HCG was using a compounded product but I don't know where it came from. I purchased it...

Nashtide is right in saying that each person responds differently to E2 levels however this board is FILLED with posts from guys who overreacted to E2 levels, crashed their E2 and felt even worse. You are only 6-7 months into hormone replacement, even less when you consider that your regimens...

That is a really good price. I think I am paying $180 a vial. Perhaps I need to shop around. Honestly though I feel good enough that I don't mind paying the extra because I remember how bad I felt on test cyp alone. I wish I could have more faith in the compounded product but I just think...

Gman's experience mirrored mine exactly in two ways. First I was a dramatic responder to HCG. My TT jumped from 600 to 1200 when I added 150 IU/day to my 100 mg of test cyp q 3.5. Currently I am doing 70 mg of test cyp every 3.5 days and 200 IU of HCG daily and my TT is 1200, FT is 20. I am...

Sorry for the delayed response GMan. I buy it from my local pharmacy - just got my last vial two weeks ago. They didn't mention anything about it being discontinued. I know there are other brand names though. I pay extra for it but I think it is worth it. I have experienced wildly different...

I only use prescription HCG - Pregnyl - and the data provided by the pharma company that produces it says 60 days. I have asked several PharmDs and they all say 60. Then again there is the symptom changes I have personally experienced. If someone feels okay with 90 they are free to do so but...

I moved to daily HCG several months ago based on the Crisler protocol and the fact that it seems more natural as your body secretes LH constantly not twice a week. I recently moved to 200IU daily out of frugalness - as 150 IU a day takes 66 days on a 10,000 IU vial and HCG is only good for 60...

I am considering trying trimix for refractory period reasons as much as anything else. After a year on TRT/HCG I have my erectile/sexual function where I want it - at least 80-90% performance most of the time which is better than how it was before TRT. One area which has not improved has been...

I would give it a 4. My doctor did not start me on HCG. I had to insist on it when I reached a point where I just felt awful on TRT alone even though I had not experienced shrinkage. I hypothesize that I need that LH stimulation for overall well being but not sure to be honest. One thing I...

Thank you for clarifying. The very low dose is key. I think you would agree that people quote some enormous doses on here in some cases supported by the Youtube "experts".

The premise is incorrect. You can't feel E2 that acutely over short periods but all of us can certainly fool ourselves into believing that E2 is something we can sense and aggressively "manage" in the absence of any clinical data. The point was not to argue with you though. The point is to...