Stay on TRT:
Inject T twice a week
0.5mg Arimidex at time of injections
250iu hCG SC EOD - see hCG–>SERM swap below.
High dose hCG is a bad idea.
E2 management was silly, do as above and test E2 in 3-4 weeks.
TRT=LH/FSH–>zero, do not test!
T+SERM:
You can do as above, but switch from hCG to 10mg Nolvadex ED. After a week, test LH/FSH to see what is happening. This is the path to fertility. But many have made babies with T+hCG. Some guys feel terrible with clomid, if you have used OK before, that is an option for you instead of Nolvadex.
Pregnancy: Women need more iodine than men and should be iodine sufficient well before conception. If using pink salt, sea salt etc, you have a problem. Affects miscarriage rates, brain development etc.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.