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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Some Advice for a New Guy, Please
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<blockquote data-quote="Pacman" data-source="post: 14976" data-attributes="member: 2450"><p>I wouldn't worry too much about the actual starting dosage of HCG, as you can always increase it (and smart doctors work their way up, instead of down), but they seriously should have tested your LH + FSH. The HCG is essentially LH, so if you have primary hypogonadism, it is a useless treatment to be on, at least in the beginning (because your LH levels will naturally be very high). </p><p></p><p>While the best indicator for diagnosing whether you have primary or secondary is your baseline LH levels, you should definitely still test them even though you've been on TRT for a month already. You <em>could</em> stop TRT for a few weeks just to see what they are at baseline, but if you test them now, you can still see how high/low they are.. If after a month of TRT your LH is <em><u>high</u></em>, then you likely have primary, and you should definitely investigate that (get ultrasound, make sure that there isn't some underlying more serious problem etc). Although if your LH is very <em><u>low</u></em>, then it is likely you have secondary (although still possible that you have primary, and your LH just dropped really fast).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pacman, post: 14976, member: 2450"] I wouldn't worry too much about the actual starting dosage of HCG, as you can always increase it (and smart doctors work their way up, instead of down), but they seriously should have tested your LH + FSH. The HCG is essentially LH, so if you have primary hypogonadism, it is a useless treatment to be on, at least in the beginning (because your LH levels will naturally be very high). While the best indicator for diagnosing whether you have primary or secondary is your baseline LH levels, you should definitely still test them even though you've been on TRT for a month already. You [I]could[/I] stop TRT for a few weeks just to see what they are at baseline, but if you test them now, you can still see how high/low they are.. If after a month of TRT your LH is [I][U]high[/U][/I], then you likely have primary, and you should definitely investigate that (get ultrasound, make sure that there isn't some underlying more serious problem etc). Although if your LH is very [I][U]low[/U][/I], then it is likely you have secondary (although still possible that you have primary, and your LH just dropped really fast). [/QUOTE]
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