hCG, IM vs SubQ

[gold43]

Believe I read a post from Austinite a couple weeks ago saying there was no benefit to SubQ hCG?

If I subQ will it not be the same benefit as IM?

I find it easier to get an accurate measure with a slin pin instead of a 5ml tube tho.

[DiyGynoSurgeon]

Every time you pin IM, you creat a wound tract which then scars. More injections in a site equals more scar tissue. There is no benefit to injecting HCG IM, so why not inject Sub-Q and bypass scarring?

99% of users will do SubQ and it works just fine this way

[gold43]

I was adding hCG into my test for an all in one shot, but it's hard to get a good measure with the 5ml tube. Just want to make sure I'm not wasting it with subQ. Thought Austinite said subQ was not beneficial.

[austinite]

What I said was there was no benefit to SubQ if you're not administering it for TRT purposes.

You can always mix it less dense for easier measure. 1:1000. So 1/4 CC would be 250. That's what I do on cycle. I mix it with Methyl B12 instead of BAC water. That way I get B12, hCG and Testosterone in one shot.

[gold43]

Right, I'm not administering it for TRT. I'm running it with my cycle. So there is no benefit to SubQ?

Maybe I'm not understanding you? Sorry.

[austinite]

If you are not using hCG for TRT, there is no need for SubQ.

[gold43]

Got it. Can you please explain so that I may further my knowledge.
Thank you.

[austinite]

For TRT patients, hCG can balance testosterone levels when timed properly, so that you don't have dips and spikes in serum. This can only be done with low therapeutic doses of testosterone. The slow absorption of SubQ injections yields more manageable therapy. Which is also why injecting testosterone SubQ for TRT patients has become more and more popular, as it also impacts E2 less than intramuscular injections would.

When you're on cycle, you're injecting much higher doses of testosterone, which compounds to supraphysiological levels, rendering a "balancing" act, fruitless. So if you inject hCG with your testosterone intramuscularly, you'd save yourself 2 or more injections per week. That doesn't mean hCG will not work SubQ, it just means it's not necessary on cycle.

[gold43]

Thank You for clearing that up!!! I understand now. Whoo!!

I look forward to the needles tho.....