Post-cycle-therapy is one of those topics that splits people down the middle. Some swear by it religiously. Others insist they’ve recovered fine without it. And if you’re reading forums or watching YouTube, you’ll find just as many people saying PCT saved their hormones as you will people claiming it’s overkill.
The reality is that PCT isn’t a one-size-fits-all protocol. Whether you need it depends on what you ran, how long you ran it, and how suppressed they actually are. But skipping it entirely, or relying on supplements that can’t do the job, carries more risk than most people realize.
PCT isn’t just about feeling better. The real goal is to restart your body’s natural testosterone production and stabilize your hormones after they’ve been suppressed.
When you run SARMs, prohormones, or steroids, your hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis shuts down or slows way down. Your body stops producing luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) because it thinks androgen levels are already high. Once you stop the cycle, those androgen levels drop, but your natural production doesn’t just flip back on automatically.
why i recommend running HCG during the entire cycle
why i recommend running HCG during the entire cycle
how to read your bloodwork: LH and FSH levels explained