Like I said.
The doc said testicuar size was no indication of testicular function.
I told him my nuts were full size and he said follow the plan he gave me.
His suggestion was to draw blood day 10 of HCG administration to see if the range was around 400.
If so then the HCG could be dropped and the clomid and nolva can continue.
Testicular size is probably the only indication after or during a cycle as blood drawn with androgens in the mix will yield inacurate information.
It might be better to add HCG in the mix during the cycle at lets say week 3-4 to maintain testicular function before starting PCT.
The testicles take far longer to bring online than LH.
No sense trying to fire LH with clomid/nolva when the nuts wont respond to LH as they are not ready.
The doc said it can take 6-18 months for a shutdown HPTA to fully recover.
45 days with the protocol he suggested.
It is not a shotgun approach as low
test levels post cycle are not good anyway.
Some HCG is not going to hurt you and if anything else will avoid a crash Post Cycle.
Telling someone that 8 weeks is not going to shut you down and you wont need HCG is not good advice in my opinion.
Nothing personal as I respect your opinions but in the end it makes sense to plan for the unexpected or the worse case scenario.
I was shutdown from 30 days of orals.
Might just be me but hey, 34
test level after 30 days.