Nuclearbark
New member
Hey Guys,
I chimed in back in the summer about coming off trt to restore fertility. Got tons of great advice and I'm happy to say as of my last sperm count (about 2 months ago) everything looks great. Sperm has returned and is highly motile. Unfortunately the bad news is that the wife still isn't pregnant and I continue to struggle with the typical low t symptoms even on a low dose HCG protocol.
I was in to see my new doc today and pick-up my blood work. He said that there's not much more I can do except get back on the T with hcg and hope the sperm stays. I want to maximize my chances of conception, so I begrudgingly said no to the T. He noticed that my DHEA was low and he suggested 25 mg a day along with a dose of Saw Palmetto. He admitted that there probably wouldn't be much change with addition of the two.
My current protocol is 250 iu twice a week and my bloodwork shows:
Testosterone Total: 17.2 nmol/L (8.4-28.8)
Testosterone Free: 29.5 pmol/L (31.0 - 94.0)
Estradiol: 70 pmol/L (<150)
LH: 3 IU/L (2-8)
FSH: 2 IU/L (2-6)
DHEA-S: 6.0 umol/L (<15.0)
Cortisol: 404 nmol/L (170-720)
TSH: 4.21 mIU/L (0.30-4.00) HI
T3: 5.3 pmol/L (3.5-6.5)
T4: 15 pmol/L (9-23)
Anyone out there have success with conception while on T and hcg? Do you think an increase of HCG per injection would make a difference (doc doesn't think so)?
I'm really tired - literally and metaphorically - of being brain-fogged, lethargic and impotent!
Other stats:
35 yrs old
5'7 - 165 lbs
I'm in Canada hence the odd measurement ranges.
Bloodwork while on 50mg clomid a day back in June:
Test, serum: 420 ng/dl (348 - 1197)
Estradiol: 26.3 pg/ml (7.6 - 42.6)
FSH: 10.1 mIU/ml (1.5 - 12.4)
LH: 15.1 mIU/ml (1.7 - 8.6)
I chimed in back in the summer about coming off trt to restore fertility. Got tons of great advice and I'm happy to say as of my last sperm count (about 2 months ago) everything looks great. Sperm has returned and is highly motile. Unfortunately the bad news is that the wife still isn't pregnant and I continue to struggle with the typical low t symptoms even on a low dose HCG protocol.
I was in to see my new doc today and pick-up my blood work. He said that there's not much more I can do except get back on the T with hcg and hope the sperm stays. I want to maximize my chances of conception, so I begrudgingly said no to the T. He noticed that my DHEA was low and he suggested 25 mg a day along with a dose of Saw Palmetto. He admitted that there probably wouldn't be much change with addition of the two.
My current protocol is 250 iu twice a week and my bloodwork shows:
Testosterone Total: 17.2 nmol/L (8.4-28.8)
Testosterone Free: 29.5 pmol/L (31.0 - 94.0)
Estradiol: 70 pmol/L (<150)
LH: 3 IU/L (2-8)
FSH: 2 IU/L (2-6)
DHEA-S: 6.0 umol/L (<15.0)
Cortisol: 404 nmol/L (170-720)
TSH: 4.21 mIU/L (0.30-4.00) HI
T3: 5.3 pmol/L (3.5-6.5)
T4: 15 pmol/L (9-23)
Anyone out there have success with conception while on T and hcg? Do you think an increase of HCG per injection would make a difference (doc doesn't think so)?
I'm really tired - literally and metaphorically - of being brain-fogged, lethargic and impotent!
Other stats:
35 yrs old
5'7 - 165 lbs
I'm in Canada hence the odd measurement ranges.
Bloodwork while on 50mg clomid a day back in June:
Test, serum: 420 ng/dl (348 - 1197)
Estradiol: 26.3 pg/ml (7.6 - 42.6)
FSH: 10.1 mIU/ml (1.5 - 12.4)
LH: 15.1 mIU/ml (1.7 - 8.6)