Inject hCG IM for better results?

[FunkOdyssey]

I've now seen two recent anecdotes of better results injecting hCG IM versus subq:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Testosterone/comments/1my6jc3/hcg_subq_vs_im_my_experience

https://www.reddit.com/r/trt/comments/1mgo668/years_of_lost_libido_on_trt_finally_solved

I would encourage people that haven't gotten what they want out of hCG to experiment with this. I'm not sure why this would work better, but let's find out if it does, and then we can speculate as to why later.

 

[Vince]

I've now seen two recent anecdotes of better results injecting hCG IM versus subq:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Testosterone/comments/1my6jc3/hcg_subq_vs_im_my_experience

https://www.reddit.com/r/trt/comments/1mgo668/years_of_lost_libido_on_trt_finally_solved

I would encourage people that haven't gotten what they want out of hCG to experiment with this. I'm not sure why this would work better, but let's find out if it does, and then we can speculate as to why later.

I inject 500 IU of HCG every third day. I use an easy touch 29g 1/2-in syringe for a shallow IM in my shoulders. I combined both T + HCG in the same syringe.

 

[Phil Goodman]

Back in my early days of incorporating HCG and tweaking my approach to it I stumbled across this:

Bioavailability of hCG after intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in obese and non-obese women - PubMed

Intramuscular dosing of hCG provided better bioavailability than s.c. dosing, but bioavailability was significantly less in obese women than in non-obese women.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://www.excelmale.com/attachments/should-hcg-be-injected-subcutaneous-or-im-webp.15867/

Not really an apples to apples comparison, but it does show that delivery method can affect levels. I tried it for a while and can’t say I noticed a difference. That’s back when I was on 500 ius twice per week, and for the record I ended up going down to 250 three times per week which seems to be better for me. I have a really low body fat percentage though, so based on that chart it could mean that my bioavailability is already higher with it anyway no matter which delivery method I choose. So that may be another factor for patients to consider.