can someone tell me the conversion of i.u to mg

[drifter75]

Just say you had a 5mg vial of HGH, how many IU's does that convert to? Hope this is not a dumb question. Maybe I just have it all wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bruce]

well i dont use gh, but it is used like hcg, how many iu's of of hg powder do you have. like if you put 5 ius of powder in 1ml of water then you have 5ius per ml, if you did 5ius into 5ml of water you'd have 1iu per ml

 

[drifter75]

Just says 5mg vial for injection.

 

[BLACKDOOG]

With the 5000iu hcg which is a total of 1ml on a 1ml diabetic syringe it is divided into 10 parts that 10 parts on each one so 10 points on a 1ml diabetic syringe equal 500iu's so each point equals 100iu's

Just say you had a 5mg vial of HGH, how many IU's does that convert to? Hope this is not a dumb question. Maybe I just have it all wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[AhMadKooL]

With the 5000iu hcg which is a total of 1ml on a 1ml diabetic syringe it is divided into 10 parts that 10 parts on each one so 10 points on a 1ml diabetic syringe equal 500iu's so each point equals 100iu's

From what i know 100ius = 3.5 mgs in 1ml(cc)

So 1iu = 0.035 mg

So 5mgs/0.035 = 143 ius

That is u have 143 ius provided you mix the 5mgs with 1.43ml(cc)

 

[drifter75]

Thanks everyone.

 

[justinjones1963]

IU is a measurement unit that is totally independent from mg, ml and everything else.

For practical purposes, the key when dealing with iu's is mixing it properly with a dilutant, similar to what blackdog states about. The key is that you can have it so there are more mer ml if needed.

If I have an amp of 1500iu HCG and I want 1500iu per ML I take the entire 1500iu of HCG and mix it with roughly 1ml of BAC (I say roughly because 1500iu will displace a portion of the ml solution which actually results in a total mixture of slightly more than 1ml). If I want 500is/ml then I take 3ml and mix that with the 1500iu of HCG etc.

Also, 1iu will result in different weights in mg. For example, 1iu of insulin will not equal the same amount of an 1iu of HCG etc.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit

 

[MR. BMJ]

An IU has NO milligram, microgram, gram, etc. equality. An IU is an International Unit, which is a measurement of ACTIVITY, not true weight/mass. An IU is determined by an international commitee of scientists who wish to standardize biological compounds, such as vitamins (A, E, D, etc.), hormones (insulin, GH, etc.).

For example, in the case of GH, 1mg DOES equal 3IU's, but this is not the case for any other compound, such as beta-carotene, which is something like 6.25mg equals 1,000 IU's.

Also, IU's cannot be equated to a volume, since this is arbitrary. The IU's/ml is determined by the person who makes the solution.

BMJ

 

[GatorFan]

Multiply the mg by 3 and it will give you the amount of IU's

Opposite divide the # of IU's by 3 and you will get the mg strength.

Example the genotropin miniquick

0.6mg syringe is 1.8IU's

2.4IU syringe is 0.8mg

Hope this helps!

To figure out the dosage on the syringe you can use this equation

IU's per bottle / amount of water used to mix

Recommended dosage / X

Do a cross multiplication example below

15 IU's per vial / 3cc of water used to mix

Dose is 2 IU's / X

2 x 3 = 6 then divide 6 by 15 and it will give you the tenths on the insulin syringe to draw to for your dosage of 2 IU's

Hope this helps!