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How to Inject Testosterone Intramuscularly, Shallow IM or Subcutaneously ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 55484" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Are there any more videos that go into more detail how exactly to inject? like angle of the needle? </strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Answer:</span></p><p><em>90 degree angle into muscle. You can also inject under the skin if you pinch the fat layer on your abs. <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?432-Subcutaneous-Administration-of-Testosterone" target="_blank">Subcutaneous Administration of Testosterone</a></em></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>How about the term "aspirate".. i heard you need to aspirate before you inject to make sure you're not in a vein, but i don't see Nelson aspirating in this video, he just injects it right away..</strong></span></p><p></p><p><em>Answer:</em></p><p><em>I have never aspirated, especially using a 1/2 inch needle on delts. I have never had a severe cough episode (I had 4 in 20 years while injecting on glutes with a 1-inch needle back in the days- I never aspirated then either). This is why people think they need to aspirate: </em><span style="color: #000000">Rate of Anaphylaxis Associated with Intramuscular Testosterone Injections - See more at: </span></p><p><a href="http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/endo-meetings.2014.RE.15.SUN-0073" target="_blank">Endocrine Press | Endocrine Society</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000">"</span>Pulmonary Oil Microembolism (POME) and Anaphylaxis in Controlled Clinical Studies</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Adverse events attributable to pulmonary oil microembolism and <a href="http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10935" target="_blank">anaphylaxis</a> were reported in a small number of patients in controlled clinical trials. In the 84-week clinical trial of Aveed, 1 patient experienced a mild coughing fit lasting 10 minutes after his third injection, which was retrospectively attributed to POME. In another clinical trial of intramuscular testosterone undecanoate (1000 mg), a hypogonadal male patient experienced the urge to cough and respiratory distress at 1 minute after his tenth injection, which was also retrospectively attributed to POME.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">During a review that involved adjudication of all cases meeting specific criteria, 9 POME events in 8 patients and 2 events of anaphylaxis among 3,556 patients treated with intramuscular testosterone undecanoate in 18 clinical trials were judged to have occurred."</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Also, what happens if your deltoids are not as large or developed as Nelson and you are using the half inch needle, I don't really have muscular deltoids, will the half-inch needle still be ok? is there a certain angle or position I should be doing it at?</strong></span></p><p></p><p><em>Answer:</em></p><p><em>You can inject using 1/2 inch needle on quads or even glutes at 90 degrees.</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?480-Article-Videos-Injecting-testosterone-and-HCG" target="_blank">Article: Videos: Injecting testosterone and HCG</a></em></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Also, my testosterone vial is 250mg test cyp/ ml x 10ml.., my syringes/needles are 27 gauge 1ml/cc 1/2inch.. if I want to inject 50mg per injection, how much do I fill it up?? I would assume 20/100 units right? since 1/5 of 1ml is 250..</strong></span></p><p></p><p><em>250/10 units= 20 units for 50 mg (.2 cc)</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><strong>also, I never used a needle/injection before, I tried to just draw up some water with the needle, these are needles from one of Vergel's recommended sites here on the forum, I notice that no matter what I do, there is a tiny air bubble right at the top towards the rubber stopper.. isn't this really bad? like if you inject any air it will kill you or mess up your injection site at the least or something?</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Answer:</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><em>Nah. No worries. You would have to inject large quantities of air for it to be a problem.</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><em><a href="https://www.excelmale.com/threads/testosterone-volume-drawn-in-1-minute-with-different-needle-gauge-sizes.7383/" target="_blank">Testosterone volume drawn in 1 minute with different needle gauge sizes</a> </em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><em>Here are some pictures to help you. Click on them to enlarge:</em></span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6153[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]4965[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 55484, member: 3"] [COLOR=#333333][B]Are there any more videos that go into more detail how exactly to inject? like angle of the needle? [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Answer:[/COLOR] [I]90 degree angle into muscle. You can also inject under the skin if you pinch the fat layer on your abs. [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?432-Subcutaneous-Administration-of-Testosterone']Subcutaneous Administration of Testosterone[/URL][/I] [COLOR=#333333][B]How about the term "aspirate".. i heard you need to aspirate before you inject to make sure you're not in a vein, but i don't see Nelson aspirating in this video, he just injects it right away..[/B][/COLOR] [I]Answer: I have never aspirated, especially using a 1/2 inch needle on delts. I have never had a severe cough episode (I had 4 in 20 years while injecting on glutes with a 1-inch needle back in the days- I never aspirated then either). This is why people think they need to aspirate: [/I][COLOR=#000000]Rate of Anaphylaxis Associated with Intramuscular Testosterone Injections - See more at: [/COLOR] [URL="http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/endo-meetings.2014.RE.15.SUN-0073"]Endocrine Press | Endocrine Society[/URL] [COLOR=#000000]"[/COLOR]Pulmonary Oil Microembolism (POME) and Anaphylaxis in Controlled Clinical Studies [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Adverse events attributable to pulmonary oil microembolism and [URL='http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10935']anaphylaxis[/URL] were reported in a small number of patients in controlled clinical trials. In the 84-week clinical trial of Aveed, 1 patient experienced a mild coughing fit lasting 10 minutes after his third injection, which was retrospectively attributed to POME. In another clinical trial of intramuscular testosterone undecanoate (1000 mg), a hypogonadal male patient experienced the urge to cough and respiratory distress at 1 minute after his tenth injection, which was also retrospectively attributed to POME. During a review that involved adjudication of all cases meeting specific criteria, 9 POME events in 8 patients and 2 events of anaphylaxis among 3,556 patients treated with intramuscular testosterone undecanoate in 18 clinical trials were judged to have occurred."[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][B]Also, what happens if your deltoids are not as large or developed as Nelson and you are using the half inch needle, I don't really have muscular deltoids, will the half-inch needle still be ok? is there a certain angle or position I should be doing it at?[/B][/COLOR] [I]Answer: You can inject using 1/2 inch needle on quads or even glutes at 90 degrees. [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?480-Article-Videos-Injecting-testosterone-and-HCG']Article: Videos: Injecting testosterone and HCG[/URL][/I] [COLOR=#333333][B]Also, my testosterone vial is 250mg test cyp/ ml x 10ml.., my syringes/needles are 27 gauge 1ml/cc 1/2inch.. if I want to inject 50mg per injection, how much do I fill it up?? I would assume 20/100 units right? since 1/5 of 1ml is 250..[/B][/COLOR] [I]250/10 units= 20 units for 50 mg (.2 cc)[/I] [COLOR=#333333][B]also, I never used a needle/injection before, I tried to just draw up some water with the needle, these are needles from one of Vergel's recommended sites here on the forum, I notice that no matter what I do, there is a tiny air bubble right at the top towards the rubber stopper.. isn't this really bad? like if you inject any air it will kill you or mess up your injection site at the least or something?[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Answer: [I]Nah. No worries. You would have to inject large quantities of air for it to be a problem.[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][I][URL="https://www.excelmale.com/threads/testosterone-volume-drawn-in-1-minute-with-different-needle-gauge-sizes.7383/"]Testosterone volume drawn in 1 minute with different needle gauge sizes[/URL] [/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][I]Here are some pictures to help you. Click on them to enlarge:[/I][/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]6153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4965[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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