Here is an article I found yesterday regarding the relationship of
HCG and stimulation of the thyroid. It is not a study.
http://www.avantlabs.com/magmain.php...428&issueID=35
I started
HCG therapy at 200 units per day about two weeks ago. I will have a blood draw in about a week. So far I find it the easiest of protocols to manage, and thus far (it is early) things are going very well.
Problems I have with the most popular theapiies(for secondary hypogonadism) are as follows:
1. Injectable T causes enormous spikes in T and then E causing physiological disturbances. Even at a low dose of 100mg per week, your serum free T will likely spike ot 1400 withing the first 48 hours (before dropping) or so.....and well that ain't normal and will cause inconsistant emotions, libido, water retention,
DHT levels, etc.
2. Creams/Gels are a daily nuisance that drive
DHT levels too high, which would be fine to a certain degree if I was already bald. I like my hair and want to keep it as long as possible.
After giving the HCG method a great deal of thought it just seemed to make more sense and be the closest thing to what my body already does. I also like the fact that this method is endorsed by at least two major players in HRT and that is Dr. Eugene Shippen, and Dr. Alan Mintz(of Cenegenics Medical Institute, which BTW has thousands of patients).
I may change the way I feel about this after being on it for a while, but right now my libido is great, nightime and morning erections are every single day, and I am already seeing my muscles fill out like when I was on T-
cyp. I also like the neurologic benefits mentioned above by marianco. I am hypothyroid, so it appears there may be a positive benefit there are well. If my
DHT levels turn out to not be high enough, I will consider adding a smidge of
DHT cream or a smidge of T cream.