Correct me if I'm wrong but Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) won't stop you from being shut down; however it will keep your balls from atrophying. A little Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) through the cycle means there's less work to be done at the end of the cycle to bring your nuts up to normal size and production, combined with your post cycle therapy (pct) protocol