How
To Give Yourself An HCG Injection
Locating The
Proper Injection Location
What You Will Need:
Before you
give the shot, you will need the following these instructions:
- HCG (buy
HCG
here)
- Alcohol
swab, or cotton ball moistened with alcohol
- Syringe
with needle
- Hard
plastic or metal container with a screw-on or tightly-secured lid
Parts
of a Syringe and Needle
You will use
a syringe and needle to give the shot. The parts are labeled below.
Drawing Up the HCG Into the
Syringe
1. Wash the
work area (where you will set the HCG and syringe) well with soap and
water.
2. Wash your
hands.
3. Check the
expiration date on the vial. Do not use the HCG if:
- it is past
the expiration date
- you see
small pieces floating in it
- it is
discolored
4. Remove
the lid from the top of the HCG vial. Wipe the rubber top with an
alcohol swab or a cotton ball moistened with alcohol.
5. Check to
make sure the needle is attached tightly to the syringe. Turn it
clockwise (to the right) to tighten it.
6. Remove
the plastic needle cap by pulling it straight off. Do not touch the
needle. If the needle touches any surface, it will need to be replaced
before you use it.
7. Pull back
the plunger of the syringe to your prescribed dosage. This will draw
air into the syringe.
8. Place the
HCG vial on a flat surface, and push the needle through the rubber top.
Push down on the plunger to push air into the vial.
9. Turn the
vial upside down, holding the syringe and needle in place.
10. Make sure the tip of the needle is in the drug solution. Then pull
the plunger back by the flat knob. This will draw the HCG into the
syringe. Keep pulling on the knob until the HCG reaches the prescribed
dosage.
11. Check
for air bubbles in the syringe. To remove air bubbles from the syringe:
- Hold the syringe with the needle pointing straight up (still in the
vial).
- Gently tap the barrel of the syringe so air bubbles float to the top.
- Still holding the syringe upright, slowly push the plunger until you
push all the air out of the syringe, back into the bottle.
- Check to make sure you have the correct dosage.
- If you have too much or too little, adjust the plunger again until
you have the right amount.
- Remove the needle from the vial.
12. Replace the needle cap. Place the syringe on a clean, flat surface.
What You Will Need
Decide where on your body you will give the shot. The diagram below
shows general areas of the body where the shot can be given. Be sure to
give the shot in a different place each time. You can stay in the same
general area, but try to say at least 1 inch from the last shot, any
scars, and your belly button.
1. Wipe the
area of skin with an alcohol swab or a cotton ball moistened in alcohol.
2. Remove the needle cap. Hold the syringe in one hand.
3. With the other hand, gently pinch up the skin around where you will
give the shot and hold firmly.
4. Insert the needle at a 45 to 90 degree angle.
5. Once the needle is in, let go of the skin. Be sure the needle is
still left in the skin.
6. Inject the HCG slowly. Push down on the plunger until all of the HCG
solution is gone from the syringe.
7. Take the needle out of your skin.
8. If you bleed when the needle comes out, place an alcohol swab or
clean cotton ball over the skin right away. Press gently on the swab
until bleeding has stopped. Do not rub skin.
9. Do not re-cap the needle.
Other HCG supplies
needed for use on the HCG diet protocol
