HCG statute of limitations...

[Brazensol]

If, while on TRT, one suffers from testicle shrinkage, is there a time limit on whether HCG can bring them back. In other words can you go too long on TRT and not get them back?

[Vettester]

My former HRT doctor told me about patients he had on TRT for 6 and 7 years, and he successfully converted them over to HCG monotherapy. I don't know if that means someone can go 20 or 30 years with being suppressed of the LH analogue and still see benefit from HCG, but I would think it's more than possible in the short term if your testicles and/or leydig cells haven't been damaged.

[Brazensol]

My former HRT doctor told me about patients he had on TRT for 6 and 7 years, and he successfully converted them over to HCG monotherapy. I don't know if that means someone can go 20 or 30 years with being suppressed of the LH analogue and still see benefit from HCG, but I would think it's more than possible in the short term if your testicles and/or leydig cells haven't been damaged.

That is good news. I just started trt and might have to wait a year or two for hcg .

[steroid.com 1]

At some point, and it's different for all men, but the testicles will reach a line of demarcation and will not return to their functioning self.

Two things can/will happen: 1) scare tissue forms and the testes won't function ever again, or 2) the gland tissue turns into useless collagen and will never return to the functioning organ they once were.

When it happens?

Who knows?

It's different for all men; but it will happen eventually, it's just biological as your testes need LH/FSH to stay alive.

[TraceMYD]

Within a month of adding hcg to my TRT I have noticed a huge difference in the size of my "balls"

They shrunk up pretty quick when I started my TRT with just Test E.
My fiancée started calling them almonds... Lol

But yeah, as soon as I started the hcg they dropped back down and look more normal.

also, it's too soon to tell but I think I have lost some belly fat since starting hcg too...
I swear it's getting harder to find fat to inject into around the belly.

[Brazensol]

The nice thing is I only need them to not disappear. No plans of having any more children since I think 5 of those are enough! Well that and the vasectomy....

[HRTstudent]

At some point, and it's different for all men, but the testicles will reach a line of demarcation and will not return to their functioning self.

Two things can/will happen: 1) scare tissue forms and the testes won't function ever again, or 2) the gland tissue turns into useless collagen and will never return to the functioning organ they once were.

When it happens?

Who knows?

It's different for all men; but it will happen eventually, it's just biological as your testes need LH/FSH to stay alive.

Never heard that before, but it makes sense in a way.

Do you have any medical literature/experts who you can reference?

[jasondd1]

I am 3 weeks into trt and have not noticed ball shrinkage like I have on previous prohormone cycle.

[juice2012]

Yeah, I'm 4 weeks in and haven't noticed anything. I'm going to wait until I get fully tuned in before I even think about hcg .

[Brazensol]

I started T cyp on 5 Jul and it is/has become noticeable...