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It could, but most likely not as the stimulation is not over what natural production produces.

Answer no.
@hackskii Please could you voice your opinion on freezing HCG? I use pregnyl which as you know only comes with sterile water, which I am unable to acquire. From my experience it's fine, my nuts swell up and my semen volume increases. Can you shed any of your expert knowledge on this? I know Dr. Scally isn't particularly for it, but Dr. John Crisler says you can do it without decreasing it's potency. I know you're not a Doctor but just wanted to hear your .02.
 
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It is not something that I would do unless I had to, bacteriostatic water lasts up to about 6 weeks, so any prep of 5000iu pregnyl would be fine with bac water.

Freezing should be ok, but if that was the only option then I would have to go with that.

No studies on this topic exist, only opinions, and judging from that, I have not seen anything negative in that approach.
 
Hi hackskii, I've been reading through some of your threads advising long time users looking to restart. I've noticed your dosage and timing recommendations have changed over the years. Can you please give me your most recent wisdom regarding PCT doses for someone recovering from 3 years of trt and intermittent cycles. Also I've seen you recommend HMG/HCG combo in other threads, but not here. Why is that? Thanks!

Also I should mention I tried a power pct about 1.5 years ago with no success. 2500iu eod for 16days then clomid/nolva combo for 30 more days. I think it was something like 100mg clomid per day first two weeks then 50. Same for nolva 40 then 20. Blood test on day 45 had my test around 760 fsh and lh both between 6 and 8 I believe. Thought I was good to go. A month later it all crashed down. Test at 125, lh at 1 and fsh at .4. Waited a few more months and just couldn't take it anymore and got back on trt. In hind sight I don't think 6 months was long enough and my lack of patience got the best of me. Also I should have got bloods after HCG and before clomid. Money is no object, so I hope the addition of HMG and a stricter diet, that I can do it this time. Also I started trt because I used to cycle and thought it would just be easier instead of pct.
 
Protocol changed because the frequency of shooting hCG was too short, due to its second spike of testosterone between 48 and 72 hours. So, the dosing every 3 days works better with hCG.
hMG has been around a long time but was very expensive, this supports the FSH whereas the hCG does not, making recovery a bit better due to some unknown reason of FSH and leydig cell support.

Also, while on hCG LH will not rise, in fact fall, even in the light of any SERM's, AI's, or any drugs, so using clomid during the time of hCG therapy is pointless, but not totally useless as it can move FSH up some, but clomid is one of those things that you can't take forever without getting some serious vision issues, so this is why I recommend not using clomid during hCG, only nolva.

It may be likely you used either a long acting ester, or deca when you tried to recover, it is super inhibitive and months later it can continue to suppress.

I always suggest to slowly taper the dose of clomid for instance, because lets say you are double over reference range of LH, and you just cold turkey the clomid, your LH will fall, and even that may make one not feel so good.

But, all your questions I have answered in other posts regarding recovery.
 
Hey @hackskii first i want to first thank you for this thread.

I followed the protocol as described in your post and after a month ending pct I got labs done, I was wondering if you could give your opinion on the results and if there's anything I should do;

FOLLICLE STIM. HORMONE 0.6 IU/L (1.5-12.4)

LUTEINISING HORMONE 5.0 IU/L (1.7-8.6)

PROLACTIN 335 mIU/L (86-324)

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOB 77 nmol/L (16-55)

TESTOSTERONE 24.5 nmol/L (7.6-31.4)

Testosterone/SHBG Ratio 31.8 (24-104)
 
Hi,

I need help with cycle of my friend.

His cycle

1-10 test cyp 250mg e4d

1-4 dbol 20 mg

10-18 test prop e2d 100 mg

10-14 dbol 50 mg

16-18 winstrol 50mg e2d

Now He is before the winny. What PCT should he take ???

HCG Was only once 2500 iu e3d around 8 week.
 
@hackskii

starting my test e cycle and anavar cycle soon.

i will be taking 600mg per week of test and running the var for 5 weeks.

At the minute i have tamoxifen,anastrozle and 10000iu of hcg.

i want to make sure i have everything nailed down before i start a cycle.

can you or anybody advise me on what way to take the hcg during or after?clomid or nolva?how much and how long?

thanks
 
The doc assured me this is not the case. He goes against Swale on this one big time.

He used 1000iu of HCG twice a week for his guys on TRT. Then he stops after 8 weeks for 4 weeks to rid the desentization issue.

Even then desentization is temporary too.

He did say that on an occasion or two he even used more HCG to treat the hypogonadism then tapered the dose back down.

He has treated thousands on the above protocol with no problems.

From my perspective 500iu a day after 16 days did less than just one shot of 2500iu.

If we do the math that would be 8000iu compared to just 2500iu and the 2500 did more than all the 16 days.

He was very confidant that I will not have problems.

This dude is probably the top guy in the States or on the world on his recovery protocol for AAS induced HPTA shutdown.

His whole deal was getting the testicles back in order, outside of that recovery was pointless.

He alluded to the pituitary and hypothalamus as no problem getting it to fire, the testicles is his concern.

I'm new to this board .I found this article and have a question regarding HPTA Shutdown.What is the best way to start your system back up while still on 50 mg Test Prop and 100 mg Primo ed.Is there a protocol for HCG ,nolva and clomid? Do you need to be off for this to work.I assume yes but was wondering.

2500, my balls are getting massive and I have only had 2 shots, 3rd one will be tonight. Getting good workouts, stronger in the gym, greasy face, morning wood, sex drive comming back, etc.

I am pumped about this and feel the doc is right on the money.

Too little HCG wont do the job and it just keeps you shutdown longer anyway.

He said it could take 6-18 months to recover with just cessation of AAS alone, 45 days recovery of the HPTA with his protocol.

He did say that out of thousands of guys only a few didnt recover.

He attributed that to possibly they had low levels prior to AAS use.

I am trying so hard to get this dude to this board.
 
Start them all the same day, I would do the clomid and nolva in the morning, then clomid in the afternoon (both 50mg), then before bed, do the HCG.

If that keeps you awake then shoot in the morning, I cant shoot at night but I found this works the best.

Tribestin is poo poo, I waisted much money on that and the only thing I got from it is loss of money.

Save your money.

If you want supps, then take 1000iu vitamin E every day, take ZMA at night before bed empty stomach, this will help you sleep if the HCG is affecting things.

Melatonin is a great addition to aid in sleep too, and possible GH release when sleeping.

Cant tell you if it would aid in recovery, but it is suspect HGH is helpful.

Plus at 41 your melatonin levels will be compromised some anyway.

Just make sure that when you start your PCT that you have not been on for a while and make sure the stuff is cleared.

If you like you can give me a PM and tell me how much and how long you were on.

You should be fine, dont worry, stress wont help you here, you will be fine.

You would not need anywhere near the amounts if you use it during than not.

You can continue using HCG along with an AI during the clearance time of your gear, then yes, you can continue low dose in the beginning of PCT. I did this last time and that recovery went by far the best.

I was shooting 500iu during the cycle twice a week, but I still noticed some testicular atrophy at the end of the cycle.

So, I kept doing the 500iu, then did 1,000iu EOD for like 4 shots, then kept the clomid and nolva as above.

That recovery went super easy, best one yet.
Am I right in saying clomid is useless when taken before atleast 15 days after last pin and it's evident hcg is better taken at the latter stages of a cycle to ready the body for pct (clomid/nolva) so is it ok to start hcg say 3 days after last pin for 2 weeks along with nolva then begin nolva and clomid for a further 2 weeks to finish off pct?
 
Hello @hackskii new to this site and heard you are the man to ask about hcg use. Please help I have 50,000 iu so plenty :)

Just wanting to know how to run?

Would you suggest during cycle like 500iu e4ds or end of cycle along with pct.

Hope you can help thanks

Look forward to your response
 
Signed up specifically to post in this great thread.

Used to be fairly active on another board but life got in the way.

Currently doing a hybrid between Power PCT and Hacksii's PCT.

Was pinning 75mg test cyp 2x per week for 6 months for self-administered TRT
Last pin was 12/7.
Went on a vacation and took nothing from 12/8-12/17.
Started PCT on 12/18.

PCT has been 2000iu HCG E3D and 20mg Nolva/.5mg adex daily
So I'm 6 HCG shots in for total of 12,000iu HCG and on day 19 of PCT
Was pinning 250iu HCG 2x per week for the last 2 months while on test

Just had blood work back that was taken on day 17:

LH: 4.5 mIU/ML on scale of 1.5-9.3
FSH: 4.3 mIU/mL on scale of 1.6-8.0
Estradiol: <15
Total Test: 337 ng/dL

Should I keep running the HCG/Nolva combo until my Total Test is over 400 and then start the Clomid?

Considering bumping up the HCG to 2,000 EOD instead of E3D. Is this ill advised?
 
@hackskii

Amazing thread bro, I'm up to page 21 reading all the comments. Need some advice on my recent cycle and doing another PCT.

3 cycles under my belt, last one was 2 months Decca only at 750mg, hcg used throughout. Waited a month from last jab to pct, in the last week waiting to pct I blasted 10,000 iu of hcg. My labido came back and felt amazing. Started my PCT once I finished the hcg and around 2 weeks after that labido, mood, sex drive and erections disappeared, PCT failed clearly. I'm yet to get blood work done but from what I can gather my hpta is shutdown as my nuts seemed to be working fine when on the hcg but failed to be upheld when I discontinued. Can barely get hard, can still ejaculate but no morning or night wood at all.

Would you recommend giving this PCT a shot?

Many thanks
 
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