question from a user
I’m on week 8 of 140mg / week and the original prescription included hcg. Trt clinic wants to wait until post 8 week labs to then introduce hcg, not for fertility reasons but for retaining function. I’ve seen some pretty wild posts on here about people’s experiences going to hell after hcg is introduced, should I hold off?
AlphaMD's Answer
So our opinion on HCG is that it's really expensive to produce in the USA & thus they're probably charging and arm & a leg for it. If you're not taking HCG for fertility & you're not trying to actively have a child, we would not give it to our patients unless they were personally adamant that they want it with their treatment for personal reasons.
Although HCG does have some benefits, if your goal is to be on TRT for low T related Sx, then Testosterone is going to handle those low T related Sx. If you want to hop off T to have a child & are worried about spermatic count, then it is ideal to add that to your PCT regimen.
We would always advise to follow the directions of your provider, as you're not our patient and don't know everything going on. Our TL;DR opinion: is HCG is over priced, under powered, and overshadowed by T alone if you're not actively trying to have a child.
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