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I went from trt/hcg to just hcg for 2 weeks then clomid 25 mg eod for 1 month and 12.5 mg eod for 1 or two months

When did you stop clomid? Shbg may be elevated from clomid use so free T could be low despite total t being in mid range During my restart protocol, clomid put me at 780 total T, free T at 11 (9-26) 1 month after discontinuing clomid I was at 480 total t, free T at 6 (9-26). Just beware you...

Quick update - 2 weeks ago I did the following: I increased from 360 hcg to 370 iu 3x per week I increased test-c from 40 mg to about 45 mg 2x per week Still taking 6 mg boron, 30 mg zinc, 5000 iu vit D multivitamin all in morning Night: 400 mg magnesium, 30 mg pregnenolone I initially had a...

I’ve only experienced painful testicles a few times and that is in the initial stages of starting testosterone/hcg. It happened to first time I started trt and then again after I started back up after attempting a reset. I can’t say for sure what caused it.

Well I’m referring to just 30 mg pregnenolone capsules

I very slightly increased my t dose to about 85 mg a week and hcg to 370 iu 3x a week With pregnenolone and magnesium at night. I’ve been sleeping a million times better the past 3 nights

I’m on 80 mg test-c a week On 600 mg iu hcg twice a week I was also taking an ai, but had no atrophy and no fertility issues (on paper). Total T around 1300 On 500 iu twice a week I still had no issues with fertility but dropped my ai and had pretty bad e2 spikes. Total T around 1100 On 360...

Yeah I’ve tried Myrbetriq and Oxybutynin Are pelvic floor exercises similar to kegels?

@Jayyy in my mid twenties I got on trt + hcg. Almost 3 years later my sperm count was above average and all parameters were healthy

Yeah I was told it was OAB a while ago when I was going to a urologist. I have noticed it’s worse when e2 gets low, but I’ve never taken a crazy dose of ai. I had an ultrasound of my bladder done and it showed that I fully empty, I just always pee a lot. The worst is at night. The slightest...

That’s my natural number. At the time of the labs I was taking just the zinc, magnesium, multivitamin, fish oil and vitamin D I recently added in the pregnenolone, boron and increased vitamin D to 5000 I’ve always had an issue with urinary frequency, even as a child. Had a prostate exam about...

Possibly. I’m taking 2x per week injections and 3x per week hcg so my levels should be pretty stable. I also have shbg of 50-55 so I should actually be aiming for higher total T levels than most. With that said, I still stick by my belief that running total T around 2000 and free T at 3x the...

I have recently develops frequent urination again, last time I had it was due to low e2 I believe. Here are my labs on 40 mg test 2x a week 360 iu hcg 3x a week Total T: 783 (362-916) Free T: 15.7 (9-26) E2 sens: 24 (8-35) SHBG: 53 (15-55) TSH: 2.1 (.45-4.5) DHEA-S: 346 (138-475) PSA: .9 I...

The way I think about it is this, and Im not a doctor or anything so I don’t know much but I would be interested to hear some other opinions. High/healthy total testosterone and free testosterone levels shouldn’t make someone feel bad or less than average by any means.. and I don’t mean over...

I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable running testosterone that high for long term but I also have a lot of fears/anxiety about trt so I sort of run the minimal effective dose. I’ve had total t levels over 1500 at trough and I have found that I actually feel better running around 785-800 at...

Interesting. What kind of total/free T are you targeting with an e2 around 60?

I calculated mine earlier at 22.34 at trough so I think that’s pretty much about mid range

Also, I’ve been sleeping much more with pregnenolone. It’s like it’s back to normal

Thanks for your response. I can’t run my e2 below 22 or so because I start to get very depressed, fatigued, bad joint pain. I have high shbg so can run e2 a little higher. At 24 (8-35) I’m still a little lower than I’d like to be

I started taking 30 my pregnenolone around bedtime and have been feeling better, sleeping a little better too. I was advised to potentially increase my T dose since my free T is down a little but I’m hesitant to do so because of my sleep issues at my current dose. Anyone find that they slept...

Yeah i think I’ll prob hold off on changing anything and wait and see if my symptoms improve from better sleep - I’ve been sleeping better over the past two nights with pregnenolone so far

So here are my overall results: I was offered the following options and wanted to see if anyone has tried any of these with success. As fertility is important for me (age 29 now, would like kids in next 3-4 years), she said I can either keep HCG where it is OR increase it to 400 3x a week. on...

Wow I had no idea this was a thing. Probably not something to worry about but I have a lot of health-related anxiety and seeing this didn’t help lol

No high e2 or low free t symptoms?

What’s your hcg protocol? What’s your shbg?

True. When I was on 500 iu hcg twice a week with my testosterone my semen analysis was great.

Yeah I agree. I think my biggest concern is that the hcg is not effective at the lower dose for my main reason I’m taking it (maintain fertility) since it’s not appearing to be effective with my numbers

Beginning protocol: Tues night /Saturday morning test + hcg Second protocol: Tues night/Saturday morning testosterone 40 mg Tues/thurs/Saturday hcg 360 iu Both tests taken Saturday morning before injection

I just wanted to point out the differences I saw in my T levels with different hcg protocols. Test-C 40 mg 2x a week and hcg 500 iu 2x a week: Total t>1100 Free T- 20 E2 - 34 Test-C 40 mg 2x a week and hcg 360 iu 3x a week: Total t - 783 Free t - 15 E2 - 24 It would appear 360 iu 3x a week...

Thyroid panel was done about 6 months ago and looked very solid. Vit D will just be 5000 ius. I work in a hospital so little to no sunlight during the week. I do drink a lot of coffee... about 3-4 cups a dat

We decided we would try Vitamin d and boron to lower shbg. If that doesn’t work, we’ll increase my T dose. I also am going to start pregnenolone for sleep. I don’t have any symptoms of the low free T except I can’t get any dang sleep no matter what I do. Hopefully pregnenolone helps