Mixing and injecting HCG

[brian82]

Do I need to use a new needle everytime I inject HCG? Or can I just mix 2ml of water with 2000IU of HCG and use the same needle to inject 4x0.5ml then put the needle back in the fridge?

Thanks,

B

 

[sandusky]

I don't see any reason why not -- it's pretty safe if you're careful not to contaminate the needle. With HGH, I draw up all of the solution in a 1cc insulin syringe, take 0.1 cc at a time, & keep in fridge in between. Only problem is the needle keeps getting duller.

 

[jinxie]

If you inject once, you have contaminated the needle. You'll likely be fine, but why take the risk? Transfer the solution to 4 insulin syringes, costing you about 60 cents more.

 

[sandusky]

If you inject once, you have contaminated the needle. You'll likely be fine, but why take the risk? Transfer the solution to 4 insulin syringes, costing you about 60 cents more.

Yeah, strictly speaking, you're right. But take it from me (I'm an M.D.) a used needle is unlikely to be contaminated if you've prepped your skin properly with alcohol & use sterile technique with giving the injection; and more to the point, an infection from a subQ stick isn't nearly as big a deal as it is with IM. A contaminated IM injection would probably lead to an abcess deep in the muscle that would require surgical drainage - but with subQ even if you did happen to get an infection, your body would probably just get rid of it by itself within a few days, just like if you had a small cut that got infected. Sure, there's a tiny risk that it some infectious agent could get into your bloodstream and kill you or something, but that could happen even with a fresh needle if you have't sterilized your skin.

Anyway, I've been doing the multi-dose thing I described for years without ever getting infected.

So while I definitely agree that you shouldn't ever reuse a needle for an IM injection, I wouldn't worry about it with subQ. And of course, NEVER use a needle someone else has used.