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I can't do green bananas - upsets my stomach. I eat two ripe bananas a day, but not for probiotics. For probiotics, I eat a local artisan grass-fed full-fat yogurt, a local artisan kraut that has not been pasteurized, and a local artisan kombucha. I make sure that I have some fat with...

Any insurance draws are done at my PCP's office. They take care of the insurance. Granted, I've yet to have to go to Labcorp directly for any insurance draws. Maybe then my experience would be radically different.

Ditto for me. Quick in and out w/o an appointment, and with my pre-authorization form from Defy.

I'm in my 4th year of TRT. I still feel pretty good, not experiencing ED issues. My approach was to find the lowest possible dosages to keep my levels somewhat age appropriate (I'll be 60 this year). I feel like this gives me some space in case I need to tweak things a little. For...

I see some that claim that HCG is nothing more than like injecting water, while someone like me, just 20IU difference one way or the other has major side effects. I started out with 250IU per week, and could not tolerate it. I do not know how someone like Vince can do 500IU 2x a week -...

I get my T + HCG from Hallandale via Defy. My protocol is 36mg cypionate + 220IU of HCG twice a week. I've been on this for a while without any issues. I'm happy with it - I feel stable and relaxed. I'd like a little better libido, but overall no complaints. I think I made a mistake on...

This is from the guy who wrote that pseudo-science book "Fiber Menace"? Google on him and skeptics. The guy is a quack. If the Daily Apple is pushing these type of articles, I sure would not trust anything that site says.

Did you try the new store? https://www.defymedicalstore.com/821-emp

Looks like Defy has these 3000iu vials for about $28 in their store. I know I can go about a week without hcg and be fine; but for a longer trip, I think I may get a few of these.

It's more complicated than that. Try reading this book, and other books, such as on the microbiome.

Not all of them. Due to genetics/microbiome/other factors, there's no one diet that works for everyone. I'm also in the process of reading this book, and highly recommend it. Thanks for Orrin for posting that link.

And no heartburn issues? Having to once fight through a nasty GERD issue where I found I could not tolerate any PPIs, the heartburn side effect scares me.

Interesting. My platelets levels have been extremely low for over 25 years. My RBC, MCV, MCH, and MCHC are all within range. I did a bone marrow test 12 years ago and they found no issues. My liver has been tested multiple times. The hematologist said he could not find anything...

I had a similar situation where I started with 400IU of HCG, 2x a week. I had a flushing effect, itchy skin, too intense, etc. So I went to down 150IU and have been gradually raising it. I'm up to 220IU 2x a week now. But I'm only doing something like 72 mg of Cpy a week along with the...

Can you do shallow IM in the glutes? As I get more lean, my wife found it harder to do the injections by 'pinching' the fat to inject.

Since I started using it, my libido has definitely improved, and the quality of my morning erections much better. My e2 was low, and bringing it up has made a major difference. I'm still a few weeks from more testing however, so I don't know my current numbers.

What amount of HCG are you taking?

Will - But various guys may metabolize differently, correct? I appear to be one of those slow metabolizers. I cannot do even 100mg / week because my levels built up, and after about 4 weeks, I had a trough above 1100, and my estradiol hit 49. I'm at 80 mg/week now and my troughs still...

Below are my test results @ 80mg/week, prior to starting HCG. The one time we tried a higher dose of cypionate to try and lower SHBg (Fall 2015), my trough hit 1224 total T, my estradiol (sensitive) hit 49.2, and my free T was 23.0. We did not measure SHBG that time. I was on this protocol...

OK, OK - I'm not doing this on my own, I am working with someone, I'm trying to better understand how HCG can alter the levels, and what kind of protocol variations are possible. I forgot to mention that they had me go to 72 mg cypionate/week along with the 400IU. Believe me, after...

1) I've been on TRT for 3 years. For the most part, I felt OK, not great, like I was just off the sweet spot. 2) I've noticed increased testicular atrophy and decreased erectional qualities. 3) My protocol for the past 1.5 years has been 80 mg cypionate/week, split between 2 dosages...