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    Cut your HCG back to 250 x 2 which will help with your estrogen issue. Retest in a month for E2 and see where you land. Always best to avoid hcg immediately around BW time, imho. It'll give you a better understanding of where your T actually is. Crisler even recommends taking the entire week off of HCG prior to BW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Cut your HCG back to 250 x 2 which will help with your estrogen issue. Retest in a month for E2 and see where you land. Always best to avoid hcg immediately around BW time, imho. It'll give you a better understanding of where your T actually is. Crisler even recommends taking the entire week off of HCG prior to BW.
    Question here; if you avoid HCG completely prior to test, won't your E2 level not be accurate?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beethoven View Post
    Question here; if you avoid HCG completely prior to test, won't your E2 level not be accurate?
    Yes and no. Test's and E2's peak from HCG's bump are different. Basically if you pull BW on Monday morning and your last HCG shot was Friday you would be good, imho.

    Serum estradiol after single dose hCG administratio... [Clin Lab. 2005] - PubMed - NCBI
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    Kelkel, from the look of your avatar (legs with a pair of see-through stilettos), I suspect that your E2 levels may be too high! ;-)

    On a more constructive note, thanks for that PubMed abstract. Very useful to know and I will utilize that information in respect to my awaited 12 week blood results: drawn before my scheduled twice weekly 50 mg T. cypionate, but only 12 hours after my 250 IU HCG (also twice weekly).

    I am also on DHEA 25 mg daily and as my blood work was the full slate (lipids etc) I was fasting and I had not yet taken it. Any information on the effect of DHEA on T and E2 levels and how that impacts blood work?

    While I have a good understanding of medical issues, this forum has been an invaluable source of information. Thanks to all the knowledgeable contributors.

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