thedeparted
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Well long story short, had a vericocele that I had treated 8 months ago which I had hoped would cure our fertility issues. It raised my sperm count but not enough.
Before spending the $ on IVF, I decided to get my labs done again here are the results:
TOTAL TESTOSTERONE 276 ng/dL Range: 250 - 1100 ng/dL
FREE TESTOSTERONE 45.6 pg/mL Range: 35.0 - 155.0 pg/mL
PROLACTIN 8.6 ng/mL Range: 2.2 - 14 ng/mL
LH 2.5 mIU/mL Range: 1.7 - 8.6 mIU/mL
FSH 11.4 mIU/mL Range: 1.5 - 12.4 mIU/mL
I do have a history of AAS usage (2 cycles 10 years ago, as well as 8 years of prohormones on and off), as well as (asymptomatic) Hashimotos thyroiditis.
I just want to know if I may be a good candidate for hCG to get my system working properly again. My regular Dr wants to charge me for "fertility issues" even though this is a system wide problem so I will likely be contacting Defy on Monday.
This is the article that got me interested in HCG after vericocele surgery:
"Human chorionic gonadotropin adjuvant therapy for patients with Leydig cell dysfunction after varicocelectomy.
Abstract
The authors treated 135 men who underwent varicocelectomy, but had sustained Leydig cell dysfunction disclosed by LHRH test with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). hCG was administered for 10 weeks: 50,000 units were given in 10 divided doses intramuscularly. Semen analysis and measurement of serum hormone level were obtained 8 weeks after the completion of treatment, and every 3 months after that. All patients were followed up for 2 years to confirm pregnancy. Fifty-five percent of patients achieved pregnancy and they showed significant increase in sperm density, percentage of sperm motility, normal form sperm, and serum testosterone level. It is recommended that hCG be administered to patients who undergo varicocelectomy but have persistent subtle Leydig cell dysfunction disclosed by LHRH test to stimulate the intratesticular testosterone production."
Before spending the $ on IVF, I decided to get my labs done again here are the results:
TOTAL TESTOSTERONE 276 ng/dL Range: 250 - 1100 ng/dL
FREE TESTOSTERONE 45.6 pg/mL Range: 35.0 - 155.0 pg/mL
PROLACTIN 8.6 ng/mL Range: 2.2 - 14 ng/mL
LH 2.5 mIU/mL Range: 1.7 - 8.6 mIU/mL
FSH 11.4 mIU/mL Range: 1.5 - 12.4 mIU/mL
I do have a history of AAS usage (2 cycles 10 years ago, as well as 8 years of prohormones on and off), as well as (asymptomatic) Hashimotos thyroiditis.
I just want to know if I may be a good candidate for hCG to get my system working properly again. My regular Dr wants to charge me for "fertility issues" even though this is a system wide problem so I will likely be contacting Defy on Monday.
This is the article that got me interested in HCG after vericocele surgery:
"Human chorionic gonadotropin adjuvant therapy for patients with Leydig cell dysfunction after varicocelectomy.
Abstract
The authors treated 135 men who underwent varicocelectomy, but had sustained Leydig cell dysfunction disclosed by LHRH test with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). hCG was administered for 10 weeks: 50,000 units were given in 10 divided doses intramuscularly. Semen analysis and measurement of serum hormone level were obtained 8 weeks after the completion of treatment, and every 3 months after that. All patients were followed up for 2 years to confirm pregnancy. Fifty-five percent of patients achieved pregnancy and they showed significant increase in sperm density, percentage of sperm motility, normal form sperm, and serum testosterone level. It is recommended that hCG be administered to patients who undergo varicocelectomy but have persistent subtle Leydig cell dysfunction disclosed by LHRH test to stimulate the intratesticular testosterone production."
