Returning to Testosterone from HCG Advice

igat1969 · Mar 3, 2015

Hey guys, I'm in my mid-40s. I've been on HCG 3x week (~2,000 ius per dose) for about 18 months now. My sperm levels were low after a few years of TRT and we wanted to try for a kid. My sperm levels returned to near normal after about 12 months but at this point we have decided that a kid is not in our cards due to my wife's biology.

During my time using HCG, I gained some body fat and lost libido early but BF got lost (thanks to ~1.5 ius of GH/day) and the libido came back enough (at least somewhat). I do take for ED meds now than I did on Test.

I am now ready to return to TRT. If I recall correctly I used to be on about 100mg/week (1/2 mil shot) and was thinking of going back to that plus the GH. Don't expect huge gains from this but just less hassle due to fewer shots.

Should I stop the HCG cold turkey or is there any benefit to leveling it out and then starting on the Test shots?

mike036 · Mar 3, 2015

I believe hcg has a half life of 72 hours so just to play it safe start the test inj and continue the hcg for a week just to keep levels from dropping until the inj kicks in .

para · Mar 6, 2015

igat1969 said:
Hey guys, I'm in my mid-40s. I've been on HCG 3x week (~2,000 ius per dose) for about 18 months now. My sperm levels were low after a few years of TRT and we wanted to try for a kid. My sperm levels returned to near normal after about 12 months but at this point we have decided that a kid is not in our cards due to my wife's biology.

During my time using HCG, I gained some body fat and lost libido early but BF got lost (thanks to ~1.5 ius of GH/day) and the libido came back enough (at least somewhat). I do take for ED meds now than I did on Test.

I am now ready to return to TRT. If I recall correctly I used to be on about 100mg/week (1/2 mil shot) and was thinking of going back to that plus the GH. Don't expect huge gains from this but just less hassle due to fewer shots.

Should I stop the HCG cold turkey or is there any benefit to leveling it out and then starting on the Test shots?

I'd consider staying on low dose HCG with Test. HCG 500ius/week divided by 4. 100mg-120mg Test/week. You'll feel a lot better on both.

buck · Mar 7, 2015

HCG helps keep the P450 pathway open. and helps move cholesterol down stream for other uses. and men generally report feeling better while using it at therapeutic dosages.