HCG 1 week on, 3 weeks off ~ Dr. West Conner

[sokaiya]

Why you need HCG if you are on testosterone therapy.

Dr. West Conner recommends to his patients to only do HCG 500IU three times a week, one week on, three weeks off.

Has anyone done this protocol?

 

[Dr Justin Saya MD]

Why you need HCG if you are on testosterone therapy.

Dr. West Conner recommends to his patients to only do HCG 500IU three times a week, one week on, three weeks off.

Has anyone done this protocol?

For transparency, he is a pharmacist not a medical doctor. His reasoning suggests he is concerned with the (often discussed yet never proven) notion of desensitization of the leydig cells - which wouldn’t be and isn’t a concern with the modest doses of hCG used for TRT purposes.

 

[sokaiya]

For transparency, he is a pharmacist not a medical doctor. His reasoning suggests he is concerned with the (often discussed yet never proven) notion of desensitization of the leydig cells - which wouldn’t be and isn’t a concern with the modest doses of hCG used for TRT purposes.

Would doing 1 week on, 3 off suffice? What would be the downside if any? i see an upside potentially as helping keep estrogen in check and my intuition says i would not over-stimulate leydig cells. I'm doing 'just enough' to get the job done.

 

[Dr Justin Saya MD]

Would doing 1 week on, 3 off suffice? What would be the downside if any? i see an upside potentially as helping keep estrogen in check and my intuition says i would not over-stimulate leydig cells. I'm doing 'just enough' to get the job done.

Suffice?

For fertility - No

For testicular atrophy - not likely (or partially)

For the subjective benefits some patients feel with HCG (libido, etc) - well for 1 week