HCG monotherapy is the use of human chorionic gonadotropin without exogenous testosterone, to stimulate the testes to produce their own testosterone. It appeals to men who want to raise testosterone while preserving fertility, testicular size, and the full steroidogenic cascade including pregnenolone, progesterone, and DHEA. Typical protocols range from 500 to 1,500 IU two to three times per week. Threads in this tag cover real lab response, subjective effects compared to injectable testosterone, why Pregnyl and compounded HCG can feel different, and when monotherapy is worth trying before adding testosterone.
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Hey all,
New member here looking for some relief to my exhaustive struggle to correct my low T. I'm hoping someone here can shed some light on my situation. I apologize in advance for my very thorough post! I'm not really sure where to start for the sake of boring you all to death so I'll just...
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Hi, I was first diagnosed with low T(approx. 340), when i was 42 yrs okd, in june 2010, the private pay doctor I was seeing determined itwas a low DHEA level. He wanted to put me on T shots then. I had a creapy vibe from him, that he was looking at a cash cow.., he didn't want to address the...
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firstly, I know that sometimes hypogonadism has the same symptoms as thyroid and adrenals. My question is, if one takes hcg, and gets their levels to optimal, but still has no symptom improvement does that mean that
1-low t isnt their problem
or
2-trt is the only way to relieve symptoms
my...