"This study was designed to investigate the effect of pharmacologic doses of testosterone on serum FSH and LH levels in normal males. Testosterone proprionate, 100mgm, was administered intramuscularly daily for four days to four normal males. Serum samples for FSH and LH were collected from each subject daily before, during and for four days following the injections of testosterone. As anticipated, serum LH levels promptly suppressed to undetectable levels. Serum FSH levels suppressed significantly to 60–70% of baseline values in all four subjects. These results suggest that testosterone may have some part in the control of serum FSH as well as LH levels in normal males."
This study was designed to investigate the effect of pharmacologic doses of testosterone on serum FSH and LH levels in normal males. Testosterone prop…
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shutdown of both pituitary and testicular routes appear much quicker than many speculate but since you injected HCG - testicular shutdown will be minimal. Pituitary is usually quick to come back where testicular production take a while and need few weeks of LH pulses to get going. Testicular health/production rates is dependent on multiple factors (health, antioxidant level (vitA, K2, E, D, magnesium, cholesterol), also outside of underlying condition. production of test+ other hormones like pregnenolone to normal level can be achieved even if history of low levels when then causative factors are solved.
Most likely you will be fine within 2-3 weeks. I stand by my recommendation of trying good quality Tongkat ali extract and m-test to get your own production to adequate levels. Also with micronutrient rich diet (zinc, selenium, etc), minimize stress, toxins. Improve /lengthen sleep (8hrs) - you may be golden
Start reading, researching online for causes of low testosterone and try to fix those lagging areas and you may not ever need TRT.
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Maybe for some people, but for me personally no. I don't like hcg, on cycle it raises my estrogen and does nothing else for me. With that being said I've never had my nuts atrophy even being on trt blasting and cruising they stay full size with zero hcg. So that may be part of the reason hcg doesn't work the same with me???? I don't really know. I just don't use it, don't need it. Only time I personally would is if I wanted to come completely off.
Anyway he can't use any of these things he's looking the natural route. I originally missed that part
To be honest I think I need to just stop thinking about testosterone full stop ,it's more trouble that it's worth haha ,it was back in January I had my first test ,I was just curious to see what it would be now I'm 35 ,kind of regret it now as I have been stuck down this rabbit hole ever since ,but I guess on the plus side I got of the antidepressants through it