Just starting treatment. I’m confused with the descriptions of needles. Can someone brake down and explain the following descriptions on the box of syringes I bought? Thanks!
6mm x 31G (15/64” Length Needle x 0.25mm) 1/2 mL Syringe.
And one last question: would this be a good choice for injections? Thanks again!
1/2 mL is the syringe size which holds up to .5mL or 50 units medication
Needle length is 15/64"(6mm) which is permanently attached to the hub.
31G is a very thin needle, higher the gauge the thinner the needle.
Needle diameter is 0.25mm.
Depending on how many units of the oily solution you are injecting keep in mind that it will. be a slower process if you plan on drawing/injecting higher volumes when using the higher gauge needles especially a 31G.
I have been injecting strictly sub-q for over 8 years and have used 27, 28, 30 and 31G and my go to would be a 27 or 28G!
Most on T-therapy are drawing/injecting esterified oil based T using LDS (low dead space) insulin syringes permanently attached needle using 1 mL (100 unit), .5 mL, (50 unit) or in some cases .3 mL (30 unit) x 27-31G various needles lengths for injecting strictly sub-q or shallow IM.
Your .5 mL (50 unit) x 31G (6mm) needle length would only be used for injecting strictly sub-q.
As I have stated in numerous threads over the years one of the main advantages of using an LDS insulin syringe for testosterone therapy is that there will be minimal waste of medication due to low-dead space let alone you can draw/inject using the same needle (fixed).
Numerous benefits of using an LDS insulin syringe (fixed needle) as injections are virtually pain-free, minimal trauma to the tissue, minimizing any waste of medication, easier for many to measure accurate doses when injecting lower volumes, and you can draw/inject using the same needle to boot.
“Fixed insulin type syringes have no void space at the point where the needle joins the syringe, and so are known as Low Dead Space Syringes, which is sometimes abbreviated in the literature to LDSS. They are made like this so that the full accurate dose is delivered, and there is no waste”
Selecting the Devices
There are many different syringes and needles, suiting many different procedures. It is important to choose the needles and syringes carefully according to the type of injection to be administered. For example, the length and gauge of the needle and type of syringe must be suitable for the injection site, viscosity, and volume of medication. The size, age, and condition of the patient are other key factors in the selection process.
The anatomy of the needle
The anatomy of the syringe...
I use 25g ( 0.5x25mm) with an insulin needle. My protocol is 20mg test cyp daily. Ive taken your advice and today the flow back was less than other time but there was some.
A luer-lock 25G x 1" is not an insulin needle!
1"needle length would be strictly for injecting IM.
Yes it could be used when injecting sub-q as long as you do not push it in too far but a 1/2" (12.7MM) needle length would be the longest needle one would want to use when injecting strictly sub-q!
You need to switch over to an LDS insulin syringe (fixed needle) 27-31G.
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