Can LowT ever be fixed by HCG?

[Sikcack]

Wassup guys, I ask this question because before I decided to get a new primary physician, my old testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) doc advised me that since my test levels were on the floor the best thing to do was to start with Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) just to see if my levels would go up naturally and if not prescribe TEST, why not just prescribe test?? my question is if one is at a level of 150, can they EVER naturally produce the test required to build muscle and stay lean with a healthy diet?

 

[cross88]

I believe it can depend if you are primary or secondary hypo

 

[Megatron28]

Sounds like he wants to try jump starting you to see if your natural production will come back. This is sometimes called dynamic therapy or post cycle therapy (pct). I'm guessing you were diagnosed with primary hypogonadism?

 

[cross88]

If youre primary Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) or clomid will not work, as your lh and fsh are already working properly and the problem lies with your testes not functioning correctly. Secondary would be indicative by low lh/fsh in which case hcg/clomid can sometimes be effective in jumpstarting them to signal the testes to produce more testosterone. At least I think that's how it works

 

[thefantom1]

cross88 hit it on the head.....

 

[Sikcack]

Ok, well that is what I thought.. thanks for the replies guys!

 

[THE-DET-OAK]

If youre primary Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) or clomid will not work, as your lh and fsh are already working properly and the problem lies with your testes not functioning correctly. Secondary would be indicative by low lh/fsh in which case hcg/clomid can sometimes be effective in jumpstarting them to signal the testes to produce more testosterone. At least I think that's how it works

Yes it really depends on what it is from. Sometimes secondary can be permanent as well. This is called idiopathic hypogonadism. Which basically I understand as " we don't know why and we don't know how to fix". In 2007 the number was suppose to be 1 in 10k patients. Move forward 6 years and factor in all the un-reported and mis diagnosed cases and the number is a lot different. This is just one type or form of hypo out of the many.

Classic Kallmann syndrome (KS) and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) are rare genetic conditions that encompass the spectrum of isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Most patients have gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency, as suggested by their response to pulsatile GnRH therapy. Hypothalamic-pituitary function is otherwise normal in most patients, and hypothalamic-pituitary imaging reveals no space-occupying lesions. By definition, either anosmia (lack of sense of smell) or severe hyposmia is present in patients with Kallmann syndrome, in contrast to patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, whose sense of smell is normal.

Medscape: Medscape Access

A Case Report of Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

The form most likely to be able to recover from would be Tertiery Hypogonadism which is basically obesity induced secondary hypo.

[Diagnosis and therapy of hypogonadism in adult ma... [Urologe A. 2004] - PubMed - NCBI

So basically what I have seen is that men can recover from an exogenous source of suppression, wether thats food, lack of exercise or medication, but not when suppression occurs from broken machinery.

Hope this helps.

 

[Sikcack]

Ok...so say I start testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and blast a cycle would it be logical to attempt a PCT to see if my body would properly receive the right signals to produce test? I understand that either way at my age (34) my body would produce less test thus not being able to make any gains, just want some feedback..thanks guys!

 

[cross88]

if you start pct then blast, you simply come back down to your testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose after the blast. No pcting when on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), youre on it for life or until you wanna make babies

 

[Sikcack]

lol, I already have enough kids...time has come to shrink the testes...thanks for the responses guys!