aneuman
Active Member
Hello folks,
I'm totally new here and not well versed in forums and stuff, so pardon me if I'm not following any expected procedures. A little bit of context and history to help explain my situation:
58 yo male. Have been experiencing ED for about 10 years now that has been resolved primarily with Cialis daily 5 mg. No other health issues, however, I've been experiencing low libido, lack of penile sensitivity, long time to ejaculate with very short orgasm, lack of general will and energy, like not having energy to do stuff, but no depression. Been to many doctors in these 10 to 15 years and all diagnosed me with different things, from ADD to lack of B12, to depression. Even though my T was ar 283 ng/dL in 2019, my PCP told me it was in the "normal range". Early this year it was at 492, but curiously my problems were getting worse, particularly the libido, which was almost non-existence (my libido used to be extremely high all my life, until about 5 years ago).
I went to visit an andrologist which prescribed me HCG 1ml per week (that's exactly what he said). Doing the calls, he prescribed Empower HCG 12,000 UI to be mixed with 6 ml of bacteriostatic water, so I assume it makes about 2000 UI per ml, so that's what I was getting every week (every Friday night to be precise) since august 27. Doctor did not order any tests, but my most recent labs at the time showed:
T= 492 ng/dL
Free T = 55.6 pg/ml
E2= 27 pg/ML
Prolactin= 7 ng/ml
LH = 2.6 mIU/ml
For the first few 2 to 3 weeks, my life changed dramatically. Morning erections returned, my testicles felt fuller and bigger, my penis was ganging fuller as well, my libido returned, my ability to ejaculate in a reasonable amount of time, the pleasure of orgasm, a general sense of well-being, confidence. Bottom line, I felt like I was 10 or 15 years younger. I was even able to urinate better, bigger and stronger flow. I was definitely
Unfortunately this lasted 2 or 3 weeks and by the end of September I started losing the effects. My testicle were going back to their previous size, morning erections disappeared, flaccid penis was shrinking, libido was drastically reduced, my energy went away. By now, I believe that I am at a worse state than I started. My testicles feel smaller, my penis look like a 5 year old, my libido like that of an eunuch, my urine flow went back to how it was. My energy and well-being dramatically reduced.
Question: any one experience anything similar? I have been reading the forum and people recommend not injecting more than 500 IU in a 24 h period, so now I have changed to 500 UI 3 times a week (which adds up to 1500 a week, not 2000 like prescribed) Any suggestion? Could it be like some people say that the Leydig Cells were destroyed by too much HCG at once?, that the feedback loop kicked in and HCG has stopped working? That the quality of Empower HCG has changed (they called me and said they won't sell HCG anymore going forward)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
A.N.
I'm totally new here and not well versed in forums and stuff, so pardon me if I'm not following any expected procedures. A little bit of context and history to help explain my situation:
58 yo male. Have been experiencing ED for about 10 years now that has been resolved primarily with Cialis daily 5 mg. No other health issues, however, I've been experiencing low libido, lack of penile sensitivity, long time to ejaculate with very short orgasm, lack of general will and energy, like not having energy to do stuff, but no depression. Been to many doctors in these 10 to 15 years and all diagnosed me with different things, from ADD to lack of B12, to depression. Even though my T was ar 283 ng/dL in 2019, my PCP told me it was in the "normal range". Early this year it was at 492, but curiously my problems were getting worse, particularly the libido, which was almost non-existence (my libido used to be extremely high all my life, until about 5 years ago).
I went to visit an andrologist which prescribed me HCG 1ml per week (that's exactly what he said). Doing the calls, he prescribed Empower HCG 12,000 UI to be mixed with 6 ml of bacteriostatic water, so I assume it makes about 2000 UI per ml, so that's what I was getting every week (every Friday night to be precise) since august 27. Doctor did not order any tests, but my most recent labs at the time showed:
T= 492 ng/dL
Free T = 55.6 pg/ml
E2= 27 pg/ML
Prolactin= 7 ng/ml
LH = 2.6 mIU/ml
For the first few 2 to 3 weeks, my life changed dramatically. Morning erections returned, my testicles felt fuller and bigger, my penis was ganging fuller as well, my libido returned, my ability to ejaculate in a reasonable amount of time, the pleasure of orgasm, a general sense of well-being, confidence. Bottom line, I felt like I was 10 or 15 years younger. I was even able to urinate better, bigger and stronger flow. I was definitely
Unfortunately this lasted 2 or 3 weeks and by the end of September I started losing the effects. My testicle were going back to their previous size, morning erections disappeared, flaccid penis was shrinking, libido was drastically reduced, my energy went away. By now, I believe that I am at a worse state than I started. My testicles feel smaller, my penis look like a 5 year old, my libido like that of an eunuch, my urine flow went back to how it was. My energy and well-being dramatically reduced.
Question: any one experience anything similar? I have been reading the forum and people recommend not injecting more than 500 IU in a 24 h period, so now I have changed to 500 UI 3 times a week (which adds up to 1500 a week, not 2000 like prescribed) Any suggestion? Could it be like some people say that the Leydig Cells were destroyed by too much HCG at once?, that the feedback loop kicked in and HCG has stopped working? That the quality of Empower HCG has changed (they called me and said they won't sell HCG anymore going forward)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
A.N.
