question from a user
Is HCG recommended even if fertility is not a concern?
AlphaMD's Answer
The very short answer: No. It does not provide much benefit that normal Testosterone wouldn't as well, and is current very expensive. That said, if someone really wanted to then they could, as it doesn't necessarily hurt anything, but we wouldn't want to start someone that direction ourselves.
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