TRT, HCG, and DHT

[Ericd306]

Hi all I’m only 7 weeks into TRT with Defy. All good so far. First follow up in about 2 weeks with labs. Question for the group - I opted to keep things simple and start with just T Cyp @ 80mg twice per week (I have high SHBG). Again, things are going well and couldn’t care less about testicular atrophy (cosmetically) and we already have 3 kids. However, I’ve been reading a lot about how “mandatory” HCG is for LH receptors, etc. I plan to talk to defy about this, but did want to understand if T only without HCG will have a negative impact (lower) my DHT levels. Prior to Clomid monotherapy about 9 years ago, my DHT was below normal with TT around 470. I’m assuming that as long as my TT is high or high-normal, DHT will follow, but wanted to make sure I’m not making the wrong assumption as I’m brand new to TRT and don’t plan on adding HCG at the moment.

Thanks!

 

[fifty]

Dht should follow T to some degree. Hcg would probably raise your T further and hence your dht a little further.

 

[Gman86]

I’ve personally never heard of HCG increasing DHT more than testosterone will. My DHT just follows my T. So as my T goes up, so does my DHT. My DHT is usually over the top of the normal range. I’m sure everyone converts to DHT differently though. But I’ve personally never heard of HCG directly stimulating DHT production.

 

[fifty]

I am just saying t + hcg would probably result in higher dht than t only.