We had a really long thread about this and it is my opinion that LH suppression can cause adrenal insufficiency, I will try to link the thread.
So if low LH is seen in all adrenal insufficiency cases then theoretically you should be able to take something that mimics LH (HCG) to keep the adrenals secreting DHEA S and other hormones.
I know HCG makes men feel better, especially those that have been suppressed for a long time. So I think it is this process that is responsible.
None of this stuff has been proven and as far as medical research goes there is very little info on it, although it has been a larger focal point of the medical community recently.
I am willing to bet, with the right amount of HCG, your DHEA-S would go up.
I don’t get who says HCG is nasty? Man, for me, my friends and clients, it is literally the best hormone for men since testosterone.
I think all the “nastiness” is mostly in people’s heads from reading the internet too much, but that doesn’t mean some men are truly affected negatively, I am sure some are. I just don’t see it in our practice.