Please keep one topic for your case for continuity.
hCG 250iu SC EOD will preserver fertility and size. When testes shrink, for some guys, they ache 24x7. Some women are concerned just like guys would be if their wife’s breast became smaller.
Lab timing from prior injection can be a major factor for results. Best to keep always halfway between to eliminate changes from timing artifacts.
Some are hyper metabolizers of T and then half life is short and timing a major concern.
Your status is very in-doubt.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- 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.