ED and low testosterone at second week of pct

[Snake_87]

Hi everyone, i need your help.
I did my first cycle of 14 weeks between november 2023 to february 2024. only test c at 500mg/week. Then after two weeks from last pin i did my PCT, hcg 2000ui eod for 3 weeks, clomid 50/50/25/25 (4weeks) and nolvadex 40/40/20/20 (4 weeks). Everything was good.

Then at may 2024 i started my summer cycle for 12 weeks, test p 100mg eod, mast p 100mg eod, winstrol tablets 40mg ed just the first 4 weeks.
I waited 1 week, because of the short esters, then i started my pct, the same i did for the first cycle.

Now i am at the second week of PCT but i got erectile dysfunction....
I did bloodwork:
E2: 15 pg/ml, FSH: 1,57 mlU/ml, LH: 1,49 mlU/l, testosterone: 1,25 nmol/l.

Now i don't know how to read test value.... the range on bloodwrtok says 1,63-34... but i am not sure... maybe i am wrong, but 1,25 nmol/l should be 36ng/dl which seems very low, should be 300 at least?
Please, need some help here... What do you think? How i fix ed and how much time will it take to restore normal hormonal balance? It seems a little weird to me that hcg and clomid didn't work yet to increase testosterone levels.
Thank you so much

 

[ksm2]

You should just blast & cruise or stay off steroids. No one does PCTs anymore

 

[McLovin.]

trt would be the fastest way to restore libido just stay on test
i believe you did your pct too soon you want all the test to be out of your system before pct hcg also keeps your HPTA shut down through E2 so you kept yourself shut down while trying to pct
dont take hcg while taking clomid and nolva you can use hcg to bridge your test cycle to your pct so the duration till all exogenous test is out of your body then stop hcg and do your nolva and clomid

 

[UncleBuns]

Hi everyone, i need your help.
I did my first cycle of 14 weeks between november 2023 to february 2024. only test c at 500mg/week. Then after two weeks from last pin i did my PCT, hcg 2000ui eod for 3 weeks, clomid 50/50/25/25 (4weeks) and nolvadex 40/40/20/20 (4 weeks). Everything was good.

Then at may 2024 i started my summer cycle for 12 weeks, test p 100mg eod, mast p 100mg eod, winstrol tablets 40mg ed just the first 4 weeks.
I waited 1 week, because of the short esters, then i started my pct, the same i did for the first cycle.

Now i am at the second week of PCT but i got erectile dysfunction....
I did bloodwork:
E2: 15 pg/ml, FSH: 1,57 mlU/ml, LH: 1,49 mlU/l, testosterone: 1,25 nmol/l.

Now i don't know how to read test value.... the range on bloodwrtok says 1,63-34... but i am not sure... maybe i am wrong, but 1,25 nmol/l should be 36ng/dl which seems very low, should be 300 at least?
Please, need some help here... What do you think? How i fix ed and how much time will it take to restore normal hormonal balance? It seems a little weird to me that hcg and clomid didn't work yet to increase testosterone levels.
Thank you so much

Next time run HCG throughout the cycle, the more "awake" You keep your testicles on cycle the easier it is to get them firing after.I know for PCT some people run HCG and SERM together but I think it is better to run solid dose HCG then run the SERM. If I were still doing PCT I would run solid dose HCG for for maybe 3 weeks, then one week half dose HCG + SERM, then just carry on with SERM for however many weeks you like or until blood work is looking good.

For now though, relax bro. It's only been 2 weeks. Make sure you're sleeping good and long every night, keep trainng hard, make sure you're getting enough calories and your nutrition is good, stay hydrated. and give it some more time. Stay the course and pull bloods in 3 or 4 weeks to see where you're at.

 

[Snake_87]

Thank you for your help guys, it's so appreciated.
I'm confused about hcg.... is it suppressive because it raises e2? but my e2 is just at 15 pg/ml... or is there another reason that makes hcg suppressive on hypotalamus and pituary?
In any case hcg seems is doing nothing for me, because at the second week of using it my test is at 1,25 nmol/l.... but i noticed a great increase in sperm volume when i cum...

so ok, i should stop hcg and going on with clomid 50 daily and nolva 20 daily for the next 4 weeks?

I am also confused about correct pct timing... isn't 1 week enough for test propionate to leave your system? Thank you in advance

 

[McLovin.]

so your HPTA works through a negative feedback loop based of your E2 meaning that if your body needs estrogen your HPTA starts to work and produce LH and FSH which in turn create testosterone

taking HCG means youre forcing your balls to produce testosterone which in turn gets aromatized into E2 meaning your body does not give the signal to your brain to start creating more testosterone so your HPTA stays shut down

if im wrong about any of this feel free to correct me this is how i understand the process

about the start of pct timing you want to wait till all the exogenous test is out of your body and i would even say wait till you start to feel shitty that way you're certain the test is out your body but in general i think pct is dead you do it if you want to come of test for the rest of your life else stay on