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12-05-2019, 06:45 PM #1
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HGH conversion mg to iu
So I have just been prescribed some HGH by a new doc. I had been testing low for years, but the other docs would not give it to me solely based on the fact that I was muscular. Didn't matter what the test said. Anyway, so now I have a script. I was prescribed Omnitrope 5.8mg, and I'm supposed to take 0.2mg to start, and my doc wants to work me up to possibly 0.4mg. This is a little confusing to me since I've only heard of HGH in units, iu. When the pharmacist showed me how much 0.2mg was, that was the 4th tick on an insulin syringe. So how do you work the conversion? Supposedly, this vial of 5.8mg is supposed to last me about a month, 5 days on, 2 days off. How do I convert from the mg to iu? Am I actually taking 4 iu if it's the 4th tick mark or is it actually something else? Posting this here in this forum for hopes of more replies.
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12-06-2019, 07:35 AM #2
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12-06-2019, 05:24 PM #4
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The water was given to me also, 1.14ml was what was on the vial. Don't remember seeing iu on it. Found an insert online on Omnitrope 5.8mg, and it says that after mixing, the concentration is 5mg/ml. It also says the dry powder of 5.8mg equals 17.4 iu.
Hmmm...now that I'm digging around deeper for that info, I just found the following:
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How to Convert HGH IU to Mg
Written by Frank Whittemore on 27 July, 2017
Somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone or simply HGH, is a protein-based hormone that regulates growth within the human body. The hormone is typically used as a medical treatment for endocrine disorders that result in stunted growth in adolescents. Others have also used human growth hormone to enhance athletic performance and as an anti-aging drug. HGH is measured in International Units. When administering HGH, it may be necessary to convert from IU to milligrams. A simple arithmetic calculation provides the appropriate conversion.
Determine the dosage of HGH in IU.
Multiply the number of IU by 0.333, which is the number of mg in a single IU of HGH. The resulting product is the equivalent dosage in mg.
Convert a quantity of HGH in mg back to IU by multiplying the number of mg by 3.
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This seems to work as 5.8 x 3 = 17.4 iu as the insert says. So I guess I'm pretty much starting out at roughly 0.6 iu and will be working up to roughly 1.5 iu if this math is correct.
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12-10-2019, 03:30 PM #5
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Was just thinking some more about this, and if that's as much as I'm really getting, then I might as well get a least one regular 100iu HGH kit out there. Might as well do an actual 2iu per day, and do it longer and cheaper since with "insurance," this Pharma HGH costs about $320--for 17.4iu! Sponsors often have 100iu for half that price. Talk about expensive!