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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Multi dosage vials ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 205902" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>The testosterone itself will not go bad in any reasonable time frame. As you say, the product in the 1 mL and 10 mL vials is the same. What's behind the difference is that as soon as you puncture a vial for the first time you may introduce bacteria-laden dust particles. The preservative helps to arrest the growth of the bacteria for some amount of time, say at least 28 days. Now if you have ten 1 mL vials then it's no big deal because each vial will be used up in under 28 days. But if you have one 10 mL vial then the bacteria will have a lot more time to overcome the preservative and multiply. As a practical matter the risk remains small, and guys have used larger vials even over a period of years without incident. Nonetheless, it's still possible to be unlucky and grow some nasty bacteria in a vial that's been used for a long period of time.</p><p></p><p>Except for the cost difference it would be preferable to use ten 1 mL vials over one 10 mL vial. The smaller vials can be treated as multi-use because they also have the preservative. Looking at GoodRx it appears the price difference is about two to one. That is, one 10 mL vial of testosterone cypionate is currently coming up at $22, while ten 1 mL vials are $42.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 205902, member: 38109"] The testosterone itself will not go bad in any reasonable time frame. As you say, the product in the 1 mL and 10 mL vials is the same. What's behind the difference is that as soon as you puncture a vial for the first time you may introduce bacteria-laden dust particles. The preservative helps to arrest the growth of the bacteria for some amount of time, say at least 28 days. Now if you have ten 1 mL vials then it's no big deal because each vial will be used up in under 28 days. But if you have one 10 mL vial then the bacteria will have a lot more time to overcome the preservative and multiply. As a practical matter the risk remains small, and guys have used larger vials even over a period of years without incident. Nonetheless, it's still possible to be unlucky and grow some nasty bacteria in a vial that's been used for a long period of time. Except for the cost difference it would be preferable to use ten 1 mL vials over one 10 mL vial. The smaller vials can be treated as multi-use because they also have the preservative. Looking at GoodRx it appears the price difference is about two to one. That is, one 10 mL vial of testosterone cypionate is currently coming up at $22, while ten 1 mL vials are $42. [/QUOTE]
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