Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or HCG is one of the first hormones produced during pregnancy. Indeed, most home early pregnancy tests work to detect the presence of HCG, and if none is detected, no pregnancy is assumed. HCG is produced in the human body in the placenta … [Read more...]
Shooting Blanks: Anabolic Steroids and Infertility by Jerry Brainum July, 2019
Several years ago, a top professional bodybuilder approached me in Gold's gym in Venice with a problem he wanted to discuss with me privately. So I stepped aside with him away from everybody else in the gym and listened to what he had to say. It turned out that this … [Read more...]
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) remains controversial, despite its increasing popularity among men. Several issues are involved in this controversy about the hormone. For one, many physicians feel that the decline of testosterone levels in men that starts at about age … [Read more...]