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Thanks, Vince. So are you thinking I should lower my dosage slightly (no AI) or leave alone altogether?

I generally agree, although my concern is that at current dosage my total and free testosterone levels are in a good spot. Concerned about them falling too much, even with the drop in E2.

These are my numbers on 140 mg of cypionate per week, split into daily injections of 20 mg. No HCG, no AI. Current numbers (test taken before my daily morning shot so my trough, not that it's going to make much of a difference with daily shots): Total T: 615 ng/dL Free T (direct): 19.1 pg/mL...

That was an option, but I just had them call in a script for Pregnyl to my local Publix pharmacy. I don't remember the cost exactly, but it was about $30 for them to do so. The cost for the Pregnyl was about $100 with GoodRx.

Let's keep in mind that Coleman was also blasting steroids. I'm not disputing the theory and effects of high versus low reps, high versus low weights, etc., but someone with "normal" testosterone levels would be incredibly overtrained if they tried to mimic the workouts of someone who is...

But wouldn't whether 18 is high or not be relative to my natural number? It's 2.5 times what my level was prior to TRT and technically out of range.

Thanks. I guess my primary consideration right now is whether I drop the HCG altogether and just go with daily low doses of cypionate for a few months to see how I feel and how my numbers turn out. My only issue is that there seems to be an emphasis on using it for the benefits it can give...

Tough to say. I started doing TRT along with HCG, so I don’t know what it would be like without it. I do have some results that would seem to be consistent with HCG, but can’t say for sure. I have tried to limit that dosage down to a minimum to prevent Estradiol spiking as much as possible...

I am. I had tried every third day during my first go-round with TRT a few years ago and the swings were a bit much. Much better with daily, although I'd like to try and alternate my cypionate and HCG shots every other day (rather than two shots daily, only one), if just to cut down on the...

True. I don't have my Estradiol number yet (LabCorp taking forever), but my SHBG came in at 15.4 nmol/L and my total T at 530 ng/dL. Free T with the direct method test came in at 16.4 pg/mL and the Vermeulen calculated number puts that at 15.9 ng/dL. Seems like that number is in a good place...

Interesting. I’m at 140 mg per week of cypionate and 700 ius of Pregnyl per week (injecting every day) and my peak (12 hours after injection) total T level after 6 weeks was 530 ng/dl. The chart would suggest I’d be much higher, just with the cypionate alone.

I don't have all of the results from my 6-week labs back yet, but I did get my Prolactin back. It shot up from a 7 ng/mL before starting TRT to 18.8 ng/mL. I definitely noticed side effects from that as it has taken much longer for me to reach orgasm. I didn't have sex for 48 hours prior to...

Nice illustration too of how long it takes levels to stabilize.

Great info. I am taking 100ius of HCG per day.

I'm injecting cypionate and HCG every night around 9 p.m. If I get a blood test the next morning (about 12 hours later), and I measuring close to my peak level? Does it really matter what time of day I get the blood test as the variation between peak and trough should be minimized with...