Post Cycle Blood Work. Low LH and FSH.

[Stevenc]

Hey everyone, hope all is well. I am 24 years old and most recently finished up a cycle of LGD, pretty standard dosage. Nothng crazy. Followed it up with clomid for pct 50/50/25/25/12.5. That was about 4 months ago. I wanted to get bloods done months later to see how i recovered. Bloods are as follows:

TESTOSTERONE , TOTAL, MALES (ADULT),-- 780 NORMAL 250-827 ng/dL
ESTRADIOL, REBASELINE-- ESTRADIOL 28 NORMAL < OR = 39 pg/mL
FSH 1.9 NORMAL 1.6-8.0 mIU/mL
LH 2.6 NORMAL 1.5-9.3 mIU/mL

About 4 years ago I did a standard cycle of Test E, which completely shut me down (Yes, I was dumb and young). I did a cycle of HCG a year later followed by clomid. Can't remember the dosage for the HCG, but again pretty standard as I didnt blast off the bat. Blood are as follows:

Testosterone, Serum 671 264-916 ng/dL
LH 7.4 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL
FSH 2.7 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL
Estradiol 17.3 7.6-42.6 pg/mL


So obviously there is an issue with my FSH. However, I did respond well to HCG three years ago. Not a clue how my test is so high now as I havent taken anything in between. Estrogen is also sort of high, even though it is range Libido is so-so, pretty average. I also have a small varicocele that my doctor is aware of which may play a small role. I was thinking about another round of HCG to get the boys running again, but open to any and all suggestions.

[Test Monsterone]

It's unclear from your post which blood work is the most recent... Why do you think your boys aren't working properly?

Having high FSH/LH is not an indication that your boys are working well. It can be the exact opposite. Your pituitary gland will only produce enough FSH/LH to stimulate your testes into producing what your body considers a normal level of testosterone . If only 2.7 FSH is required, then only 2.7 FSH will be made.

If your testicles were not efficient at producing testosterone, your pituitary would crank up the LH/FSH to get the testicles to produce more testosterone. I don't think you have any issues to worry about.

[Stevenc]

Sorry about that. First bloods posted were most recent, about a week ago. Balls have definitely shrunk, watery semen, ect. as well. Was thinking about a cycle of HCG , just a little worried about my estrogen levels getting higher. Also, don't want to cause any suppression.

[Test Monsterone]

Sorry about that. First bloods posted were most recent, about a week ago. Balls have definitely shrunk, watery semen, ect. as well. Was thinking about a cycle of HCG, just a little worried about my estrogen levels getting higher. Also, don't want to cause any suppression.

Ideally, HCG is run during a cycle. On its own, it will be suppressive to the pituitary, but the pituitary can bounce back a lot quicker than the balls. Estrogen should not be a concern on HCG.

[Stevenc]

Nope, not on anything else. I get the numbers aren't bad and test levels are solid which is good, but my balls are definitely a lot smaller whch made me think of HCG , responded pretty well last time.

[Stevenc]

Ideally, HCG is run during a cycle. On its own, it will be suppressive to the pituitary, but the pituitary can bounce back a lot quicker than the balls. Estrogen should not be a concern on HCG.

Even suppressive with low levels? Really only wanted to run it for about 4 weeks.