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Originally Posted by kelkel

Yes, HCG can cause some water retention via several pathways, including up-regulation of progesterone.
Your protocol of one shot a week would be better served by taking your hcg both one and two days (@250 iu's) before your test shot. The purpose of this is to give your testosterone a bump while your exogenous T is waning based on its half life.

200 mgs per week is high end TRT and not many people need that much. How are your Free T, Total T and E2 levels on this protocol? My thought would be to split your injections to twice per week and include 250 iu's of hcg in the same syringe. This will help alleviate water retention from hcg by spreading it out, as well as help to reduce the large spike in E2 from a 200mg injection.

Post up your numbers with ranges if you can please.

BW from one month ago, taken Tuesday morning (day after HCG and AI but before test shot)

Test: 731
E2: 6 (range 7-36)

To be honest I felt great at the time of the shot and did not have any of this retention problem. I've been taking hcg for years and this is a brand new problem.

Would it make sense to take 250iu hcg on two days before and the day before HCG?