Results: 3 weeks on HCG

Hi all,

I had rock bottom T levels (19 ng/dl). Nothing secreting the pituitary and was never on TRT before (I did have an ignorant doctor that put me on Androgel for only 6 months ~2 years ago to try and raise my T level but I took it upon myself to stop after 6 months ~2 years ago).

Current doctor said I have type 2 hypogomadism and put me on HCG (Pregnyl)... 500ius 3x a week. I'm only taking HCG, nothing else.

Here was what everything was before:


T-level: 19 ng/dl (YIKES I know...)
Free Testosterone: 1.0
TSH: 3.810
Free T4: 1.43
Prolactin: 12.2
LH: 1.8
FSH: 2.2
My age: 21

Here's where I'm at now after 3 weeks:

Thyroxine (T4)
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Thyroxine (T4)[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]4.5-12.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]ug/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]T4,Free(Direct)[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1.12[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0.82-1.77[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]ng/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Triiodothyronine (T3)
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Triiodothyronine (T3)[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]114[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]71-180[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]ng/dL[/TD]
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[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Tsh
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Tsh[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1.930[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0.450-4.500[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]uIU/mL[/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Luteinizing Hormone(Lh), S
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Lh[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1.7-8.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]mIU/mL[/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Fsh, Serum
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Fsh[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1.5-12.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]mIU/mL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Thyroid Peroxidase (Tpo) Ab
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Thyroid Peroxidase (Tpo) Ab[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0-34[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]IU/mL[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Cbc, Platelet, No Differential
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Wbc[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]3.4-10.8[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]x10E3/uL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Rbc[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]5.21[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]4.14-5.80[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]x10E6/uL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Hemoglobin[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]15.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]12.6-17.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]g/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Hematocrit[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]45.7[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]37.5-51.0[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Mcv[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]88[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]79-97[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]fL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Mch[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]29.0[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]26.6-33.0[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]pg[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Mchc[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]33.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]31.5-35.7[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]g/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Rdw[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]13.4[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]12.3-15.4[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Platelets[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]243[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]150-379[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]x10E3/uL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Testosterone Free Ms/Dialysis
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Testosterone, Serum (Total)[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]609[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]ng/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]% Free Testosterone (Dialysis)[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1.9[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Free Testosterone, Serum[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]116[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]pg/mL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Sex Hormone Binding Globulin[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]27.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrCol2"][TABLE="class: c650 CCRLabResultSubtable, width: 641"]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]30.9[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]30.0-100.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]ng/mL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum
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[TD="class: ccrCol1"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrCol2"][TABLE="class: c650 CCRLabResultSubtable, width: 642"]
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest, align: left"]Test[/TH]
[TH]Low[/TH]
[TH]Normal[/TH]
[TH]High[/TH]
[TH]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits, align: left"]Units[/TH]
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[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]2.0-4.4[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]pg/mL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
Great, that's what I thought! Is the free testosterone level at 1.9 too low though?

I think that as a percentage its ok, closer to 3% or more is what we see for guys on injections, especially if they have an SHBG of <18. Your SHBG is 27 so no surprises there with your Free T. Im not sure that you can manipulate Free T with just HCG mono.
 
Shepard at Age 21 your Doctor is attempting a restart correct? To try and sort of kick start your system back into functioning! Looks to be working but 3 weeks is an early test point, your HCG only protocol will take time to determine if you are able to do this.
 
Thanks so much for all of the responses everyone!

Tom, I don't think he's attempting a restart. Think he believes that I'll be on this for a long time and possibly switch to regular testosterone when having children is no longer a concern.
 
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