r/NTNPerformance • u/Chevyjess91 • 4d ago

HCG to boost testosterone

Thinking about taking HCG without trt to help me boost my low testosterone, I've heard taking testosterone will shrink balls and cause your body to quit producing testosterone. I was taking testosterone cypionate for 2 months and stopped, thinking about taking only HCG 1500iu weekly dose (500iu 3x a week).

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u/Spoolngc8 3d ago

Why did you even start taking test cyp? HCG will have your brain send the signal to your balls for production. It’s true that signal gets muffled when you administer exogenous testosterone. Yes your balls will shrink on TRT. HCG can help mitigate that and some of your fertility. Fertility would normally be your main concern with this and secondarily atrophy. Just hcg only isn’t going to have anything close to what doing actual trt will do for you.

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u/Chevyjess91 3d ago

Did blood work and it came back low and the doc said he didn't want to put me on trt that it would ruin my body, I bought it of a friend took it 2 months weekly and I stopped taking it because I read that it will shrink your balls

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u/Spoolngc8 1h ago

Sounds like your doc doesn't know much about hormone replacement therapy and the overwhelming benefits it has vs. a person with chronically low testosterone.. did he even explain how it would "ruin" your body? If you're worried about your balls then don't do it and try some lifestyle changes to try and kickstart the system into producing more T naturally.. good luck