After about 6 months of 1000IU of HCG 3x a week along with Arimidex three times a week,1mg EOD, I feel better. More alert, better libido, and an overall better mood. These were all things that I was lacking for quite a bit. My starting T level was around 400 ng/dl and went up to over 1100ng/dl with E went up a bit too, I am not 100% sure of the numbers and I am waiting on my doctor to send over my paperwork once received I will update.
The low down is I feel better, but I am gaining weight I’ve put on about 20lbs. My body composition has stayed roughly the same, but I am getting heavier.
My doctor won’t put me on testosterone because of my age, mostly due to the fact I might want to have kids in the future. I don’t he’s playing the what if game I guess.
My question is what can be done about the weight gain? Are there any performance benefits? I do train quite a bit and so far I can’t say I’ve felt anything, and lastly, is HCG Monotherapy sustainable?
After reading the new guy stickies I am still not so sure. Thanks!
[quote]KSman wrote:
Your age … you are young or old?
Want kids, so assume younger.
If you follow the protocol T+AI+hCG as described in the protocol for injections sticky, your fertility should not be at risk.
Your weight gain can be from low thyroid function and/or elevated estradiol.
Higher doses of hCG can lead to high E2 levels. If you inject T and also inject 250iu hCG SC EOD, your testes will be fine.
See the advice for new guys sticky as well and note the first paragraph there.[/quote]
Thanks for the info. I was tested for thyroid issues but was told it was okay. I now know to ask in what range it was in. I think there is something to it also because I don’t have much of an appitite. When training the hardest part is eating the right amount of good because I’m never hungry, I’ve got to force it.
I got my numbers from the doctor and my T levels came down to 678 ng/dl from 1100 ng/dl but my E2 numbers went from a 42 pg/ml to a 22 pg/ml I also lost 8 lbs.
My thyroid is at the higher end of optimal specs so that’s all good, I was also able to verify myself by doing some of the tests in the thyroid sticky. However, I need to up my iodized salt intake to keep it there.
Aside from my T levels dropping everything else seems good. I am slightly concerned about the levels dropping so low so. I am going back to get another test in a couple weeks if nothing changes or it doesn’t go back up he will introduce some test to help.
[quote]yz449f wrote:
I got my numbers from the doctor and my T levels came down to 678 ng/dl from 1100 ng/dl but my E2 numbers went from a 42 pg/ml to a 22 pg/ml I also lost 8 lbs.
My thyroid is at the higher end of optimal specs so that’s all good, I was also able to verify myself by doing some of the tests in the thyroid sticky. However, I need to up my iodized salt intake to keep it there.
Aside from my T levels dropping everything else seems good. I am slightly concerned about the levels dropping so low so. I am going back to get another test in a couple weeks if nothing changes or it doesn’t go back up he will introduce some test to help.[/quote]