Pinning Every 3.5 Days. Opinions, Pros & Cons?

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Hey gents , just wanted to tap into my old thread so the Mods don’t get cranky , wanting to hear personnel experiences with HcG , pros and cons and how long into TRT did you guys start using it , I’m into week 9 now and am strongly considering as the veg ( and meat ! ) is shrinking away becoming a little uncomfortable at times (ache ) thanks in advance fellas :+1:t3::+1:t3:

Hey mate!

First time I did trt was 6 months on T, then off T and on HCG for 6 weeks. My idiot endo thought it was the perfect protocol, but that’s another story. It was a nightmare but I suspect that’s due to T withdrawal and high or low e2 while on hcg/off t. Also was injecting 1500iu HCG once a week IM during this time.

These days, with a better doc, I’m dosing t and HCG concurrently. My old endo refused to do this. It’s working well, I’m on T every 2 days and HCG on the alternate days, so I’m pinning every day but I don’t care at all. Balls are staying nice and full, just not sure how it’s affecting e2 yet. HCG dose is now 250iu SQ.

Hope that helps!

Hey bro @smoothest_criminal, sounds like your on track mate I’m reading heaps about mood improvement and your junk filling out more while on HcG plus sensitivity too , did you experience this ? I’ve been on 80mg E3.5D still feeling the adjustments but I’m keen to hit HcG 4500iu vile arrives on Thursday !

It sounds like you just changed your protocol 13 days ago. It’s good to start reading about some other things that can help with things like atrophy and increased fertility while doing TRT, but I would wait until you have been on the current protocol for at least 6-8 weeks before I started adding ANYTHING to the mix. Stabilize and you may find that the symptoms that you are seeing now will go away once you body has had a chance to rebound from the changes.

Gday @bmbrady77 how are ya mate , yes I have read you need to be on a protocol for 6 weeks to stabilise but I’m not sure that my junk is going to fill out by then , Surely the constant supply of external T is just going to keep that area suppressed , I am feeling great mentally and physically just a bit disheartened with the family jewels looking like they have retired !! I have read that HcG helps with that area and also a slight pickup in mood ?? Thanks for your input as well mate

Your welcome. Good luck with it!

Increased sensitivity yes but not sure if due to HCG or t. If it was me I’d be starting HCG as I hate the idea of the old fellas throwing in the towel. Brady’s thoughts are valid though. I guess it depends on how desperate you are and if willing to accept potentially a more unstable period. I’m still trying to dial my shit in and it would have been easier if I held off HCG at first to rule out /control variables.

Yes for sure , like @bmbrady77 mentioned I should be allowing more time on new protocol but I not so sure that will have a positive effect on my issue , main concern adding HcG is raised E2 so I’m getting bloods done again before I start HcG and than follow ups couple weeks later to keep track , I can only trial this stuff see if it helps if not back to drawing board !