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i've been on TRT for about a year, I have already had children, so I don't need my fertility. I'm not taking HCG and from my understanding because I don't need to be f
AlphaMD's Answer
In your case, we wouldn't recommend HCG for you. Mostly because you don't want the fertility & because it sounds like you have the benefits you need from traditional TRT. You are right that it would probably impact the balance that you have with Estrogen if you have it very fine tuned, as it does cause more Estrogen transfer than Testosterone therapy alone. The other main reason it may not make sense for you is the cost. It's rather pricy for something that doesn't look to be providing much benefit here.
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