Restarting from being on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for a year!

[30west]

Hey guys,
I'm in a similar situation as 30west. I'm 35 and just came of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) (Androgel 5g/daily) so I can have a second kid. Came off 7.5 g of Androgel about 1.5 years ago to have my first and obviously it worked. I did it cold turkey though - what a terrible experience. Hated my life and had no interest in sex, which is NOT good when you're trying to conceive.

My doc refused to put me on Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) or Clomid. He told me not believe what I read on the internet because it doesn't work. He's an idiot. I don't think I was on enough Androgel in the first place because my levels never surpassed 500.

Anyway, I've ordered some Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and Clomid hoping that one or both will help me recover faster. From what I've read so far, I should be dosing with the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) first and then supplementing with Clomid. Does that make sense?

I admit, I'm a little nervous about the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and especially giving myself a needle. Any help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

I'll tell ya from my experience with HCG...it's painless after you get over the fear of sticking your self the first time. I'm looking forward to it now! weird but true!

 

[1693]

Just watch videos on youtube on how to give injections...for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) they will be SQ and not IM.

 

[30west]

Still doing my Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) injections, last one tonight then to to dr again we'll see what he says. I got morning wood almost every morning. Weird because i believe Im hornier now then i was on testosterone,might have been my estrogen too high. I believe it was 49 last time i got blood work done. Almost 5 month since my last implantation. Will update again after Dr appointment.

 

[30west]

Well went to Dr, and he sent me to testosterone checked and estrogen. Not sure why, thought i was going to get a sperm test done. Got the labs done, he told me to take another month of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) same dosages and all. Oh and he then proceeds to tell me he has to order the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and it will be at least a week to get it in. I had some clomid on hand so i took that for about 10 days till the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) came in .

Now I'm back on the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) my test feels elevated , got my libido back! I don't think he knows what he is doing right now. Might just abandon his protocol. He called me yesterday to order more labs for test and estrogen after im done with hcg.

 

[Megatron28]

So what are your blood work results looking like?

And why not just pick up the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) at a pharmacy instead of waiting a week to get it directly from him? Seems odd.

 

[totalburnout]

Sounds like the doctor making his money on hCG. Some clinics do this dance.

 

[30west]

Just an update.....

After 2 years of failed attempts to get me restarted from my first dr. Which he ended up being a crook and is in jail right now. We went to a fertility center and they sent me to a great urologist. She prescribed me 3000iu's of hcg every other day . After a month of that protocol, everything kicked back on and we were pregnant and had a healthy baby boy.!

 

[Gainjin260]

Just an update.....

After 2 years of failed attempts to get me restarted from my first dr. Which he ended up being a crook and is in jail right now. We went to a fertility center and they sent me to a great urologist. She prescribed me 3000iu's of hcg every other day . After a month of that protocol, everything kicked back on and we were pregnant and had a healthy baby boy.!

Congrats. I'm starting that same protocol in a week. Any sides with that amount of hcg? How'd it affect libido? Did you get blood work while on that much hcg?

 

[Jimstigator]

Congrats. I'm starting that same protocol in a week. Any sides with that amount of hcg? How'd it affect libido? Did you get blood work while on that much hcg?

Not trying to discredit the OPs success in any way, but just want to throw it out... Alot of guys regain and maintain fertility on TRT just by adding HCG to the existing protocol... Luckily not having to remove the testosterone injections.

That was the case for me just recently, and many others. Even as low as 500-1000iu total a week. I added 50-100iu days and fertility came back stronger than ever.

Something to consider before putting yourself through the potential hell of quitting injections.

-Jim

 

[Gainjin260]

I've been fertile, but diagnosed azoospermia 3 years prior to starting TRT. This is last ditch effort at regaining fertility. I also have varicocele, which I may have fixed in the fall. I've been off Sustanon for 3 weeks and feel great (I know that's not enough time for it to clear the system). We'll see. I know the risks of returning to how I felt before TRT, which was hell. If the hcg can't keep me mentally stable for these next couple months then maybe I'll cut it short. Plan is for 6 months starting next week.

Thanks for the concern mate.

 

[30west]

Update from the past. Turns out my Dr did not know what he was doing . I was shut down and off test . He got arrested for drugging women and seducing them . My wife and i went to fertility clinic and she recommended me to a great dr. She knew from the start how to get me back going . Prescribed me 3000iu of hcg every other day. Within a month me and my wife were pregnant. Continued hcg at a lower dose till delivery of our baby boy. Then dr put me on trt injections 100mg every 10 days . Since that dosaging I have had no side affects.