Hi All, just looking for opinions on HCG with Test. I just dropped the AI out of my protocol and feel much better. I did not have any bad joint issues or anything, but depression and anxiety were getting to me pretty bad. BTW, if you look up arimidex on sites like drugs dot com, it is astounding to me how often it is prescribed (the reviews are horrible in general, with some of the breast cancer patients saying it is on par with the chemo treatment).
Anyways I was prescribed 150 mg test per week, 1000 IU of HCG a week split up into 3 shots. I was also given arimidex at .125 mg 2X per week (which as stated above I’ve stopped taking).
I thought that with the AI drop, that lowering HCG would be beneficial. I have gone to 150 IU 3X a week, and feel good. No shrinkage yet. Is this enough to maintain fertility long term? I read a study that showed about 25% drop of in inter testicular testosterone (ITT) on 125 2-3X a week, and about a 6% drop off in ITT on 250 2-3X a week. Placebo saw about a 95% drop off. ITT seems to correlate pretty well to sperm health and quantity.
Anyways anyone have any experience with lower dose HCG with there TRT?