Personally I feel hcg should only be used as fertility treatment. Hcg mimics leutenizing hormone that's produced in the body. When one is "shut down" from aas usage, the leydig cells in the testes become more sensitive to leutenizing hormone. Then you blast it with hcg causing them to desensitize and not responding to the body's own LH secretion when coming off. This causes an added level of hpta suppression and can hinder recovery further. If you're one of the few people who feel a bit off due to lack of dhea production, one could supplement with dhea directly or pregnelone and avoid the suppression caused by hcg.