Did I Permanently Screw Myself?

Yes, hCG was too high and you had problems caused by a doctor who did not know any better. Few docs do.

250iu hCG SC EOD was shown to be a good LH replacement dose.

Please see these links found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman

  • advice for new guys
  • things that damage your hormones
  • protocol for injections
  • finding a TRT doc

Before TRT, did your doc check prolactin levels to see if you were hypo because of a prolactin secreting pituitary adinoma? At your age, low T is a symptom, not the disease.