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> I have been on TRT for several years as a result of a damaged pituitary from a tumor that was removed.

If that's the case, wouldn't it make more sense to take the hormones produced by the pituitary that stimulate the production of testosterone? I'm not a doctor, but I suppose that would take away some of the downsides of TRT.

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Cost is a big reason - HcG is much more expensive than testosterone. The body also stops responding to artificial HcG in a relatively quick time (desensitizes), and as a result most doctors advise cycling on for a few weeks and off for a few weeks.

I also take HCG, but since I am already doing injections I opted to add TRT because even prior to the tumor my T was in a lower range (low 300s) in my early 20s.

I now keep it in the 700-900/dl range which I have found is where I feel the best. My energy levels in particular are much higher at this range than at 300 where I was frequently tired.

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