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Long-Term HCG Monotherapy Results
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<blockquote data-quote="obesechess" data-source="post: 269954" data-attributes="member: 46209"><p>Hi folks,</p><p></p><p>Longtime lurker, first time poster. I see some familiar names here, though I tend to use different names on different forums.</p><p></p><p>I am 34 years old. I've been on HCG Monotherapy for almost seven years now, starting in January of 2017. I was on clomid from 2014-2017, but we could never get my estrogen under control, so we switched to HCG mono. It has generally been smooth sailing - I get blood work every six to twelve months and each time, my test levels are in the 550+ ng/dL range, estrogen in the low to mid twenties, no side effects, feeling great generally.</p><p></p><p>At my most recent set of annual blood work, however, my numbers were as follows:</p><p>Total T: 378ng/dL</p><p>e2 17ng/mL</p><p></p><p>This seemed low, and my lipid values were a bit high (I've kept almost 100lbs off for a decade and am in the process of trying to drop another 20 as advised after this recent workup).</p><p></p><p>So, I dropped about five pounds and went back in for a more complete workup this past weekend:</p><p>Total T: 340ng/dL (continuing to decrease)</p><p>Free T: 88pg/mL</p><p>% Free Test: 2.6</p><p>SHBG: 14nmol/L (low)</p><p>E2: 2pg/mL (Yes, 2. I am fairly confident that this is wrong - my E2 seems to randomly drop into the single digits once a year)</p><p>Prolactin: 5.9ng/mL</p><p></p><p>I am curious as to what to explore next with my doctor. We've got a call booked for next weekend and I want to be as informed as possible. I'm not really having any "symptoms" per se - I'm not having serious performance issues in the bedroom, I'm not having trouble losing weight or gaining muscle etc, but of course if things can be optimized and made better I would like that. My doctor is great and I trust him, I just want to be informed. I would prefer to stay on the HCG or adjacent (non-TRT) route for as long as possible, but I do regard TRT as an inevitability at some point.</p><p></p><p>My thought here is that I am on a pretty low dose of HCG - 2000iu a week - so I’m thinking the first order of business (other than continuing to lose weight) should be to up that a bit, which is a bummer because it’s doubled in price over the past year.</p><p></p><p>But, you folks seem knowledgeable, so I figure I'd consult with y'all for anything we may be missing and worth bringing up.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="obesechess, post: 269954, member: 46209"] Hi folks, Longtime lurker, first time poster. I see some familiar names here, though I tend to use different names on different forums. I am 34 years old. I've been on HCG Monotherapy for almost seven years now, starting in January of 2017. I was on clomid from 2014-2017, but we could never get my estrogen under control, so we switched to HCG mono. It has generally been smooth sailing - I get blood work every six to twelve months and each time, my test levels are in the 550+ ng/dL range, estrogen in the low to mid twenties, no side effects, feeling great generally. At my most recent set of annual blood work, however, my numbers were as follows: Total T: 378ng/dL e2 17ng/mL This seemed low, and my lipid values were a bit high (I've kept almost 100lbs off for a decade and am in the process of trying to drop another 20 as advised after this recent workup). So, I dropped about five pounds and went back in for a more complete workup this past weekend: Total T: 340ng/dL (continuing to decrease) Free T: 88pg/mL % Free Test: 2.6 SHBG: 14nmol/L (low) E2: 2pg/mL (Yes, 2. I am fairly confident that this is wrong - my E2 seems to randomly drop into the single digits once a year) Prolactin: 5.9ng/mL I am curious as to what to explore next with my doctor. We've got a call booked for next weekend and I want to be as informed as possible. I'm not really having any "symptoms" per se - I'm not having serious performance issues in the bedroom, I'm not having trouble losing weight or gaining muscle etc, but of course if things can be optimized and made better I would like that. My doctor is great and I trust him, I just want to be informed. I would prefer to stay on the HCG or adjacent (non-TRT) route for as long as possible, but I do regard TRT as an inevitability at some point. My thought here is that I am on a pretty low dose of HCG - 2000iu a week - so I’m thinking the first order of business (other than continuing to lose weight) should be to up that a bit, which is a bummer because it’s doubled in price over the past year. But, you folks seem knowledgeable, so I figure I'd consult with y'all for anything we may be missing and worth bringing up. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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