Iron, do you have any anecdotal evidence of the HCG working (in regards to fertility)?
Sounds like I am going to go TRT route (working with Defy).
I remember reading some of your older posts (so I looked them up). You have one that describes your protocol of TRT with Anavar. Was the var for raising DHT? I think I am DHT deficient (no upper body hair, and can grow the mustache of a 14 year old Asian boy). Defy suspects low DHT from the survey I filled out, so we ordered the DHT blood test.
You mentioned how expensive it was $8/pill. How many mgs were those?
So the non-scientific answer about HCG is that it keeps your testes working as if werenāt using exogenous testosterone. The scientific answer is here: Recovery of spermatogenesis following testosterone replacement therapy or anabolic-androgenic steroid use - PMC
Itās a tough read, but page 11 has the results of studies of men on TRT and hCG and their fertility results.
The Anavar was not for a DHT issue. Itās a long story, but the short version is that the doctor believed it would be helpful given the circumstances. It was in fact $8/pill. $800, 100 pills of 50mg ea.
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Just remember the low dose HCG is the best way as larger doses can desensitize the lydeg cells
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Two answers from dudes with iron in their user name!
I have read that article, but will look again. Most seem to think HCG should keep you good to go, and most here (the informed crew) agree that low dose (500iu and under) per shot is what works best to avoid desensitization to the HCG.
$800 is a big bill! I guess that is for 3 months, but still pretty expensive. I guess if a TRT doctor wanted to prescribe var to me, and I knew it was legit, I would do it.
That was my thought as well. Kind of hard to say no to that opportunity. Itās funny because if youād asked me at the time if I thought it was worth it I would have been kind of meh. Looking back at pictures from the end of that run I appreciate how much more lean and dry I looked. I can definitely see the appeal.