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Let’s just get to the basics… What is HCG? HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin.  It is medically used to induce ovulation in females and to stimulate testosterone production in males.  HCG requires a prescription and is injected into the subcutaneous fat or in the muscle tissue. How does HCG work? For this discussion, we will be focusing on the action in males.  HCG mimics leutenizing hormone (LH).  LH stimulates the Leydig cells in the […]

I get requests on a regular basis to help people get their thyroid hormones balanced. Most of them are women as they are generally more susceptible to hypothyroid. By far the most common complaint I hear is, “My doctor said my thyroid test came back normal but I don’t feel normal.” When they go back to their doctor to insist they are not “normal,” they are sometimes written a prescription for an antidepressant as the […]

The goal of testosterone replacement therapy is to replace the lowered testosterone at physiologic doses.  At this proper dosing, the body’s reaction to testosterone is a restored youthful response in all body tissues.  What we are trying to do is replicate the previous testosterone levels by restoring them throughout the body.  Too much, and the body responds by increasing estrogen and the protein, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).  Too little, and you will still suffer […]