Hi,

Something I've been wondering about for a while. I guess this would also apply to steroid abusers, but I'm not sure.

Due to being low testosterone I have to take my T by injections. I know this shuts down the testes and causes atrophy over time. I also know adding HCG can restore size and turn things back on as it were.

What I'm wondering though, if you are on T long enough and stopped taking it for whatever reason, would you be effectively castrated at least for a period of time? I'm not planning to test this out, I have bone weakness due to low T and don't want to make things worse. I've been taking Boniva for a few years and the bones are strengthening. Just wondering is all..?

Just seemed an interesting idea..castration from testosterone.

Batman

the longer you take replacement or suppressant hormones, the less chance things will return to 'normal' when you stop.

Yes, for steroid USERS (hence, just because you use steroids doesn't mean you're abusing, no more than just because you're married you're a spousal abuser) anyway, steroid users, if they were to come off suddenly, their testosterone would be at castrate levels, and then slowly start to rise back up again, but not before they would lose a shit load of muscle. Steroid users call this crashing. So they time their HCG usage just right so their natural levels go back as their injected levels drop off.