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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
HCG Mixing Needle, Sterility, discard after 1 month?
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<blockquote data-quote="MarkLA" data-source="post: 36348" data-attributes="member: 12487"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I just started HCG. I have been on T-Cyp for years.</p><p></p><p>The kit came with an 18G needle for mixing the water into the powder. This is a big needle and made a big hole in the rubber stopper. Maybe even bigger as I was pointing the water at the side of the vial. </p><p></p><p>Today I did my second injection. I had the vial inverted, pulled about .5ml into the insulin syringe, then pushed the syringe plunger back to get my dose. Normal so far. When I pulled the syringe out of the vial, I got a squirt from the big hole until I turned the vial upright. That makes me concerned about sterility over the life of the vial.</p><p></p><p>Questions...</p><p></p><p>1. I didn't pressurize the vial with air so I'm not sure why I got the squirt. I'm used to injecting oil so maybe this is OK for a water based med. Any ideas?</p><p></p><p>2. Since mixing is only water, it would seem possible to put a much smaller needle on the 10ml syringe and not make such a big hole. My current syringe vendor has 30G luer lock needles. Does anyone use or recommend anything that small? </p><p></p><p>3. Per the instructions from the compounder, the HCG is good for 28 days, although at my dose I would have enough for 40 days. If I adjust my dose then it would last even longher. I'm concerned with the sterility from the issues above, but on my next vial if I didn't have those concerns is it OK to use it for 40 days? for 60 days? HCG is cheap and I can get more, so if there's a concern that it's not sterile or no longer effective, I could run 28 days and toss the rest.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkLA, post: 36348, member: 12487"] Hi, I just started HCG. I have been on T-Cyp for years. The kit came with an 18G needle for mixing the water into the powder. This is a big needle and made a big hole in the rubber stopper. Maybe even bigger as I was pointing the water at the side of the vial. Today I did my second injection. I had the vial inverted, pulled about .5ml into the insulin syringe, then pushed the syringe plunger back to get my dose. Normal so far. When I pulled the syringe out of the vial, I got a squirt from the big hole until I turned the vial upright. That makes me concerned about sterility over the life of the vial. Questions... 1. I didn't pressurize the vial with air so I'm not sure why I got the squirt. I'm used to injecting oil so maybe this is OK for a water based med. Any ideas? 2. Since mixing is only water, it would seem possible to put a much smaller needle on the 10ml syringe and not make such a big hole. My current syringe vendor has 30G luer lock needles. Does anyone use or recommend anything that small? 3. Per the instructions from the compounder, the HCG is good for 28 days, although at my dose I would have enough for 40 days. If I adjust my dose then it would last even longher. I'm concerned with the sterility from the issues above, but on my next vial if I didn't have those concerns is it OK to use it for 40 days? for 60 days? HCG is cheap and I can get more, so if there's a concern that it's not sterile or no longer effective, I could run 28 days and toss the rest. Thanks, Mark [/QUOTE]
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