Hi all, just wanted to get some thoughts on my situation at the moment and advice on fertility after long term TRT.
I have done various blast and cruises over the past 7 years, now aged 34 (never more than 500mg test and very rarely stacked with anything else). Settled on 125mg of test the past year as it’s a dose I feel best on, better quality of sleep, more energy whilst still having benefits in the gym.
Me and my partner are now looking to try for a baby but I am worried about my fertility and will be visiting a doctor to see where I stand but just wanted to get some thoughts from others who have maybe been in similar situations. We’ve been trying for 6 months now with nothing happening.
I am thinking to go cold turkey on the test to give myself the best chance as my usage is hidden from my partner. When I go for a fertility test ideally I’d like to give myself the best chance to conceal my numbers and have a semi normal count so in my situation would you drop the TRT and jump onto HCG? Or would you keep taking the TRT? Ideally I don’t want to feel like shit if it can be avoided.
Could I give my sperm count a semi-normal look just by adding HCG to my current dosage of test?
Appreciate this is all speculation but just was interested to see if anyone has been in a similar situation and managed to get through it. Any replies would be helpful
There is a good thread going here regarding TRT/HCG fertility. Ideally, adding HCG WITH your TRT should produce results. Was on TRT for approx 6 years, with some increases, took HCG 200 iu every day and got the old lady pregnant in about 2 months. YMMV obviously. Some take much higher doses of HCG to get results, but from what ive seen, no need to drop the TRT dose… Maybe lower if you want but i didnt.
I’d find an endo and work with them. They’ll likely wean you off t, add hcg and clomid.
Unsolicited, I know, but I would also tell your partner. This is pretty massive information that can alter the trajectory of her life and cause some very deep seeded sadness and then resentment if she finds out later.
For the record, you should be able to recover just fine and have a baby. But Inwould follow endo advice, not steroid discussion forums. She will at least know what the situation is and not go in to freak out mode that women with a ticking biological clock and pregnancy difficulties experience.
Been off for 10 weeks
Week 1-4 - no pct or hcg
Week 4-6 500iu hcg per day and 50mg clomid
Weeks 6-10 50mg clomid
(Delayed onset of hcg was due to lack of availability)
Just thought I would post incase anyone else has felt similar anxieties about getting fertile again, seems to happen fairly quickly if you come off everything
Congratulations mate! Literally nearly word for word of your original post is my current situation. I have a question for you, when you came off completely. How long did it take for your testicles to start to come back? Mines are like grapes just now even after being off for a month so far. On 1500iu of HCG EOD and 50mg Clomid ED.
Thanks and reassuring to know people are in similar boats, was my exact reason for posting as I know how anxious I myself was feeling. I think it took maybe 6 weeks off before they felt a bit more full and lining up the dates I think that must have been when we had our successful attempt. That was 2 weeks into pct.
I only did the HCG for about 10 days in the end but used Clomid for 6 weeks total and by the end they felt a bit bigger but to be honest I was on for so long I can’t remember their original size haha.
I don’t really see much posted about this but I watched a video of Jeremy Buendia on Instagram talking about PCT and how you are hyper fertile whilst on that and how he has had 2 kids whilst on PCT so fingers crossed it’s not too long for you mate
Yeah me too, I was surprised how good I felt, think where I was on such a low amount it meant there wasn’t a massive drop off with mood and energy when I came off. Sleep improved too. That being said I will be jumping back on but at 125mg again that seems to be the sweet spot for me, I won’t ever cycle again
I personally went through this myself when my wife and I were trying to conceive. I was on TRT for 4 years, with next to no HCG. I then began HCG at 200 IU’s EOD. After a few months, my sperm count was around 5 million. I stayed on TRT whilst using the HCG. Then, I met with a good fertility doctor who advised me to increase my HCG dose to 125 IU’s Daily (1050 IU per week), and add 75 IU’s of FSH (Compounded FSH) 3x per week. After two months, my sperm count was over 20 million. In the end, my swimmers came back strong. I’m 38 in September. If you’re looking for a baby naturally, and want it done quick, compounded FSH will get your sperm count up and running fast while used in conjunction with HCG.
