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25mg Clomid & 150iu HCG

I understand. Thank you for clarifying.

That would likely make me feel better? I don't feel horrible but not nearly as good as before. The part that seems so odd to me is that he is telling me high total testosterone is suppressing sperm production. Does that make sense if the testosterone is not exogenous?

I'm going to go with that recommendation for a few weeks and see if I feel less run down toward the end of the week. I'm hoping the reduced volume will help this and that it won't be offset by the increased level of effort. This morning I hit 8x 250m rows (around :50 each) with 45 seconds...

I wouldn't go as far as to say it will always trump the steady state. It kind of depends on how much other high intensity activity being performed, don't you think?

Wondering what option you guys think would be best with respect to body composition. I do 4-5 crossfit WODs each week after work. I like to do something in the morning. Options are as follows. 1. Jog 25:00 (normally 2.75-3 miles) 2. Row (Concept 2) intervals (example: 5x 300m w/ 1:00 rest) 3...

Been a while but just met with PCP. I'm not sure I agree with what he is telling me. Short recap. Stopped testosterone, went on clomid and hcg. Couple months later LH and FSH are both up from where they were, Total T is high (1500 or so), Free T is normal, SHBG is really high (175-180). I...

So Testosterone tests came back. Free T was just below the midpoint of the range and Total was 40% higher than normal range. This came as a surprise to me because of the way I'm feeling. I don't really know how to interpret that. Seem strange? Good? Normal? Abnormal?

Update. Just got back some of the recent blood work. Still waiting for T and Free T. LH and FSH are both up. 5.5mlu/ml (0.0-10.0mlu/ml) and 4.4mlu/ml (0.3-11.0 mlu/ml). This should be very encouraging, right? I've been off T Cyp for almost 5 weeks now and been taking Clomid and HCG daily...

Great discussion. I appreciate you guys taking the time to chime in. Many very interesting points have been brought up. I have labs scheduled for February 5th so I'll just have to see how those look and go from there. I have confidence in the advice I have been getting. I think I was...

I have had one done. It was after 1 month of clomid be before HCG. Since we haven't tested my sperm because LH and FSH barely register. I'm being told without those there is no use testing my sperm again.

5 years ago when I started TRT I used HCG. After changing doctors I wasn't prescribed it for the last 4 years. I went back to the original doctor and am back on it. He seems to think that since LH or FSH don't hardly register on a blood test that in order to start production again I should...

The main goal right now is achieve fertility. I would love to be able to maintain fertility with a combination but we haven't been able to stimulate sperm production using Clomid and HCG while on TRT. Saving sperm for future use is an option if the only way to maintain fertility is to feel...

I dropped testosterone injections completely as of January 3. I am taking Clomid @ 25mg ED and HCG @ 150 IU ED. I have been instructed to wait 4-6 weeks after the last injection and then test for Total T, FSH, LH and SHBG. Right now I'm just waiting for February to get here.

So at this point I'm feeling pretty crappy. Major complaints are that i have been having headaches every day, haven't slept well in about a week, difficult to concentrate on mental tasks. I don't take any more blood tests for 2 weeks. Is there anything I can do in the meantime to help with...