Advice on starting TRT & HCG
Cheers to anyone who gets back to me with a reply — I’m looking for a bit of advice regarding starting TRT alongside HCG.
Bit of background on me:
Between 2017 and 2022 I ran a few steroid cycles on and off. Mostly a couple of oral cycles like Dianabol and a few testosterone cycles. The last time I used, I did a cycle for around 4 months at the end of 2021 and then ended up cruising on what I now realise was actually quite a low dose of test for about 7 months.
In August 2022 I came off cold turkey, which in hindsight was pretty stupid. It absolutely hit me like a ton of bricks. My libido completely crashed, my mental health was awful, energy levels were terrible, and it honestly took me a long time to recover both physically and mentally.
Fast forward to now — I’m older, I’ve done a lot more research, and after recent bloodwork I genuinely feel like I could benefit from TRT.
My recent bloods showed:
- Free testosterone: 0.306
- FSH and LH both in good range
- Everything else generally looked okay
The only thing stopping me from starting TRT is fertility. I don’t have immediate plans for kids, but I definitely do want them in the future.
I recently had a semen analysis done and the results were:
- TMSC 141.6 million
- Concentration 75.3 million
- Progressive Motility 47%
So overall fertility markers seem decent right now.
I guess I’m just looking for advice from anyone who’s been in a similar position regarding starting TRT alongside HCG, especially when fertility is still something you want to preserve long term.
Any advice would be massively appreciated.