FALSE!
Daily dosing of Androgel at 5-gram packets daily for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) will shut you down and make you infertile in less than 6 months. Injectable Test Cyp or Test Enan will do the same thing, especially in older patients and users. I am 40 years old and went to a Urologist several months ago to get tested....100% infertile, not one single sperm found, and they tested my sample twice. Dr. was not surprised, but the lab techs were in shock, hence the second analysis with my sample.
My Urologist said he sees the majority of HRT/TRT patients with 100% infertility after just a handfull of months on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Its a fact. Running Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) can certainly help, but it won't fully restore the testicular axis. Many clinical studies have been done with various forms of testosterone for male contraceptives, injectable and transdermal being the best way to create infertility.
As a side note, I have been cycling responsibly for over 14 years now, and have always gotten lab work done. Low test levels are common at late 30's and early 40's. Infertility at 100% is not....unless on TRT!
Can a 28 year old "bodybuilder" cycling Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) correctly with proper post cycle therapy (pct) get his wife pregnant, most likely yes after RECOVERING from a "normal" cycle. Can he after an extended cycle...say, one year in duration? Probably not for some time after extended recovery and intense prolonged PCT! Can a 38 year old man get his wife pregant while on TRT/HRT? Odds are VERY slim in the opinion of my Urologist, Endocrinologist, Family Physician, and Fertlity Specialist....yes, I have seen all of them just in the last 6 weeks.
Here is the kicker....my gonads are not small, just atrophied a little while on Test, even when I don't take Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) twice weekly. I take Androgel daily for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) when not cycling. Last cycle was just Test Enan at 750mg weekly for 12 weeks and no Androgel while on cycle. I have even used Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and Clomid to gain back fertility while going back to my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose post cycle...its useless! My Docs all said that I must go off all test...even testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) doses...if I want a slim chance of conceiving. I feel like crap when off even testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) doses, as I am hypogonadal (secondary they deduce). All the Docs said it is very unlikely I will ever conceive even if I go off Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), as my axis is now fried! Toast! Burnt! From years of cycling perhaps, definitely Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) usage contributed, and daily testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) just nails that "sperm door" shut! Weekly with Test Enan or Cyp would do the same thing, cause me infertlity. My Docs said to forget about conceiving and just stay on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for quality of life, and my wife and I agree, she wants me to stay on. The sex is friggin awesome (3 times daily) which is tremendous for 40, and my energy and mood are spot on great. Just no kids of my own.
So, now you have met someone with complete, 100% infertlity due to cycling Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) and also on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for several years.