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It really depends on your previous gear usage and how long you've been on. Not sure it's really possible to recover 100% of ball size at a certain point unless you used something like HCG the entire time or periodically throughout gear usage. If this is your first cylce and you are 1.5 weeks in, I highly doubt your ball size has atrophied. You could do some sort of water displacement test with your balls if you're really worried about it to get a baseline, then test later again.
This is my first cycle since ~12 years ago where I took 500mg test/week and 25mg adrol/ed. With that long a time frame I’ve been healthy baseline #s for quite a while. The balls have definitely ascended dramatically.
Oh ok I see now, makes sense. With the HCG, it could take a month at least to show change in ball size. If I were you I would do a water displacement test so you could verify your balls are indeed getting bigger. You should feel some mental effects from it, especially if you are lacking in neurosteroids like pregnenolone and DHEA (these typically decline as we age anyways, but are potentially quicker to decline via gear useage). HCG is said to "backfill" these pathways and effectively bring those neurosteroids back to a good level in your brain. I have read some people feeling like this is not the case with them, so it might be worth experimenting for yourself. People usually report better "penile sensitivity" and bigger loads while using HCG as well.
I would start low and assess from there. You want to get the most out of the lowest dose. I would not worry about long term damage, look this up for your own confirmation, but it has been explained by many people that damage is not a concern and I believe many studies show this with very high dosages. Some people seem to be able to tolerate large dosages of HCG. I've seen guys on here explain how they are using 1000+ IUs a week, year around. 250 IU twice a week might work with you. Maybe even start at 150 IU 2-3 times a week. You may need to add AI to combat the raise in E2.
I read somewhat years ago that you can freeze it once reconstituted and it lasts significantly longer. So I will reconstitute 10k iu and backfill 10 slin pins and freeze 9 of them. Then I will pull one out and put it in fridge to thaw and usually pin 1/3 of syringe every 3-4 days. Done it for years and seems to work for me. HCG feels like it hydrates my brain and nuts. Best way I can explain what it feels like it does for me.
I personally would not prefill syringes and freeze them like that, but if it has been working for you then that's what counts. One reason I can think of is the syringes you are backfilling are not self contained and sealed like a vial and therefore I would worry about sterility. Another reason is freezing and then thawing the syringe could potentially cause leeching of the plastic.
Well, they are inside the syringes and then double bagged and frozen to prevent freezer burn lol. But I know they work because I can not take HCG for weeis and pull one out and pin it and get all the tell-tale signs of HCG. I do think the quality and brand matters quite a bit though.
I've been curious of HCG. Only reason I haven't pursued it yet is due to that estrogen spike. My best friend got a pretty bad and rapid gyno flare up from it.