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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
When Testosterone Is Not Enough
How long does it take for HCG to kick in, or am I being impatient?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kris" data-source="post: 271737" data-attributes="member: 46250"><p>Thanks [USER=38109]@Cataceous[/USER]. That's very interesting. The high-dosing does sound like it's worth a look. I'll reduce it myself a little and catch up with the doc in the new year regarding going further. I don't want to make too many changes without him as he may refuse to treat me!</p><p></p><p>With respect to AIs, unfortunately I do seem to need them. In my original post, I didn't mention my past - after being diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism in 2010 I struggled with testosterone supplementation. I used the gels (and Nebido briefly) but my estradiol shot up by 600% and I felt dreadful. So I ended up yoyo-ing with treatment - I felt awful when I wasn't on it and felt terrible after a few weeks of being on it. It was a horrible rollercoaster for 10 years. At the time I was having treatment on the NHS and NHS doctors can't prescribe AIs for TRT. Then, in 2020 I went private. First we used Sustanon, but I felt lousy again, so we added an AI. My quality of life improved significantly although I've been far from perfect even since then - still more tired than I should be and ED. For some reason a lot of my exogenous testosterone converts to estradiol, but then again it could be that the gels I took all those years ago were at a high dose too (half a sachet of Testogel a day still equates to 175mg a week). Low and slow again I guess! <strong>UPDATE:</strong> I've just checked and apparently only 10% of the testosterone in gels is absorbed, so in that case it looks like I was on a low dose which led to the high estradiol, so maybe I do have an issue with aromatisation? </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for your reply - I have a lot of thinking and tweaking to do. TRT is so complex!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kris, post: 271737, member: 46250"] Thanks [USER=38109]@Cataceous[/USER]. That's very interesting. The high-dosing does sound like it's worth a look. I'll reduce it myself a little and catch up with the doc in the new year regarding going further. I don't want to make too many changes without him as he may refuse to treat me! With respect to AIs, unfortunately I do seem to need them. In my original post, I didn't mention my past - after being diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism in 2010 I struggled with testosterone supplementation. I used the gels (and Nebido briefly) but my estradiol shot up by 600% and I felt dreadful. So I ended up yoyo-ing with treatment - I felt awful when I wasn't on it and felt terrible after a few weeks of being on it. It was a horrible rollercoaster for 10 years. At the time I was having treatment on the NHS and NHS doctors can't prescribe AIs for TRT. Then, in 2020 I went private. First we used Sustanon, but I felt lousy again, so we added an AI. My quality of life improved significantly although I've been far from perfect even since then - still more tired than I should be and ED. For some reason a lot of my exogenous testosterone converts to estradiol, but then again it could be that the gels I took all those years ago were at a high dose too (half a sachet of Testogel a day still equates to 175mg a week). Low and slow again I guess! [B]UPDATE:[/B] I've just checked and apparently only 10% of the testosterone in gels is absorbed, so in that case it looks like I was on a low dose which led to the high estradiol, so maybe I do have an issue with aromatisation? Thanks again for your reply - I have a lot of thinking and tweaking to do. TRT is so complex! [/QUOTE]
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How long does it take for HCG to kick in, or am I being impatient?
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