Correct amount of HCG? 500IU every other day?

[BackToRegular]

How does one calculate the correct amount of HCG to combine with TRT to preserve sperm production? My doc prescribed 100IU a week to go with my 150mg of test C. However the study in the link below suggests 500IU every other day - that's quite a difference! How does one determine the correct amount of HCG?

Indications for the use of human chorionic gonadotropic hormone for the management of infertility in hypogonadal men

 

[lowtdunce]

My doc prescribes 500 ever other day but up until recently have been keeping it at 1000IU a week in 4 shots. Now trying about 350 every other day just to see what effect if any it has on my libido. Dr. Saya has a thread on here that showed a study with the effects of 150 vs 500 and determined the optimal dose MAY be around that 350-400 range because the smaller shots don't peak as high or last neat as long as the larger ones.

 

[Vince]

I would have to agree that, to have a chance of remaining fertile. You would have to use 500 IU of HCG every other day.

 

[BackToRegular]

I would have to agree that, to have a chance of remaining fertile. You would have to use 500 IU of HCG every other day.

Does it matter if the HCG is not injected on the same day as the Test?

Can I buy my own HCG to bring myself up to 500 IU every other day?

 

[Rock H. Johnson]

In the attached research paper I read that 250IU's EOD is probably a better start then 500IU's. You can always up the dose if results do not give needed satisfaction.

 

[Vince]

Does it matter if the HCG is not injected on the same day as the Test?

Can I buy my own HCG to bring myself up to 500 IU every other day?

It doesn't matter when you inject HCG. You can inject it with your T or without.

 

[BackToRegular]

In the attached research paper I read that 250IU's EOD is probably a better start then 500IU's. You can always up the dose if results do not give needed satisfaction.

Really helpful, thank you. I have seen a summary of this paper but never knew what level of test was administered - reading the full paper it says 200mg Test E once a week.

Also withdrawing fluid from your testicles -



I was perscribed 500 IU twice a week. Wonder if there is a benefit to splitting it up into 250IU 3.5 times a week.

 

[masaplease]

From what I understand HCG has a halflife of roughly 24 hours. The EOD schedule gives a day of rest which helps with desensitization and aromatization. Any further than EOD for me, the uplifting effects dropoff.