Ok, let's get it straight now:

[Dr. JK]

when you do HCG injections is it intramuscular OR sub-q?

I thought it was OK to do it sub-q and then last night I read that it must be administered intramuscular OR the body may not repspoind as well due to the loweed plasma peaks which occur 2hr after and 48-96hrs after the 1st injection, may not reach their peaks.

Is it more efficient intramuscular?

 

[cdownie927]

I have done it both ways and both seemed to work

 

[alltraps]

i have done both as well, and they worked well

 

[_Yossarian_]

the instructions that accompany the box say IM, I would think they are correct.

 

[evander1972]

I just did it sub q so well see what happens

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

Good local Bro did his first shot last night and he went IM.

 

[Silent Method]

Profasi, probably the most common HCG on the black market, is "specified" for IM injection only. However, I, and many others, have used it sub-q with success.

Ovidrel (choriogonadotropin alfa) is a recombinant HCG that is the only such product "approved" for sub-q injection in the U.S. However, clinical studies have utilized sub-q HCG injections prior to Ovidrel's existence.

 

[alltraps]

the instructions that accompany the box say IM, I would think they are correct.

i believe you are refering to ONE brand, pProfassi, i believe. the other brands like pregnyl do not say IM

 

[NapoleanComplex]

Organon Pregnyl HCG...I did it Sub-Q and it worked great. I'll try it IM at the end of this upcoming cycle and see how that goes too. But I wanna say that the pregnyl box said Sub-Q

 

[Dr. M]

Bros -

some is intended for IM, some for sub-Q. It's not a huge deal - just do what the manufacturer specifies.

-M

 

[Big BX]

Tried both ways, and for me IM works better.

 

[AleaveR]

I go subQ right in the lower abdomen... Works great and keeps all the good IM spots availabe...

 

[Dr. JK]

What if you have HCG with no instructions?

Based on the feedback here and some of my research, it can be either sub-q or IM.

Now what if you don't have any paperwork?

Therefore, my conclusion is to do it IM always and be safe.

 

[manny78]

With Organon's Pregnyl it's IM. Easier for me this way