46 year old healthy, semi-fit. 5'11" 180 pounds, good muscle mass. For the past four years, my sex drive (libido) and erection regularity and quality has declined. Went to a men's clinic a few months ago and labs were run. I was hovering at 510 T levels and E2 at 15.6. Pretty good for a man my age, but these places are willing to treat you more based on symptoms rather than just lab numbers like physicians. I asked for TRT and doctor wasn't really going for it. He suggested HCG monotherapy at a very low dose and adjust as needed. Started me off on daily SUBQ injections of 100iu. Low I know, but his gut told him my receptors might respond to a little kick in the ass would still be receptive.
Long story short, by the third day I started feeling better. Testies ached a bit, but were filling in. Shot up about 1/3 in size within the first week. I could feel things working and morning wood was back with a vengeance. Fast forward to 60 labs. In the meantime, I researched and found the downside of HCG monotherapy was usually a sharp rise in E2. So despite not having my labs in yet, at week three into this, I ordered DIM and Zinc and began taking a mid-level dose of each daily just as a precaution.
My 60 days labs came back and I was at T-636 and E2-21.2. I was feeling great. Asked doctor if we needed to change dose and he declined. It's working, why try and fix it. kept everything the same and 120 days labs were T-744 and E2-20.8. Feeling even better. Asked him if these numbers maintained could I stay on this for the long term and asked about desensitizing. He said since I had responded so well to a low dose, desensitizing would not likely ever happen, but suggested eventually I'd need TRT like most men. Asked how long that might be and he guessed anywhere from 5-10 years.
Am I wishfully thinking I can do this daily for the next 5-10 years?
Anyone have any sugeestions? Should I take breaks from the HCG? Maybe once every 3 or 6 months? I want this therapy as an option as it works for me. I want it for as long as possible before having to go on TRT.
Other things I've been doing is running three times a week and hitting the gym. I use daily DHEA 40mg cream and pregnenolone 25mg cream. I feel about 28 again and life is good overall. Thought I would share, as I was unable to find really even one success story out there on men on HCG monotherapy.
Long story short, by the third day I started feeling better. Testies ached a bit, but were filling in. Shot up about 1/3 in size within the first week. I could feel things working and morning wood was back with a vengeance. Fast forward to 60 labs. In the meantime, I researched and found the downside of HCG monotherapy was usually a sharp rise in E2. So despite not having my labs in yet, at week three into this, I ordered DIM and Zinc and began taking a mid-level dose of each daily just as a precaution.
My 60 days labs came back and I was at T-636 and E2-21.2. I was feeling great. Asked doctor if we needed to change dose and he declined. It's working, why try and fix it. kept everything the same and 120 days labs were T-744 and E2-20.8. Feeling even better. Asked him if these numbers maintained could I stay on this for the long term and asked about desensitizing. He said since I had responded so well to a low dose, desensitizing would not likely ever happen, but suggested eventually I'd need TRT like most men. Asked how long that might be and he guessed anywhere from 5-10 years.
Am I wishfully thinking I can do this daily for the next 5-10 years?
Anyone have any sugeestions? Should I take breaks from the HCG? Maybe once every 3 or 6 months? I want this therapy as an option as it works for me. I want it for as long as possible before having to go on TRT.
Other things I've been doing is running three times a week and hitting the gym. I use daily DHEA 40mg cream and pregnenolone 25mg cream. I feel about 28 again and life is good overall. Thought I would share, as I was unable to find really even one success story out there on men on HCG monotherapy.
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