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Old 01-22-2005, 02:10 PM   #1
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Measuring GH - What is an IU?

Short something I wrote up about measuring your GH...This is one thing that I have always seen guys get confused about.

An iu is not a measure of volume nor is it a measure of weight like I hear most people say. (I.U.’s) are a measure of biological activity specific to the substance. This is hard to conceptualize.

An international unit is a way to express the activity or effect of some vitamins (primarily fat soluble) and hormones. For each substance that is expressed in international units, there is an international agreement that outlines the biological effect expected with a dose of 1 I.U. The value is different for each substance, since effect differs between substances. Therefore an insulin syringe is for measuring insulin and thats it. So an iu on an insulin syringe is 1iu of U100 insulin.

Think of meaureing GH in terms of milligrams(mg). One mg of GH is equal to approximately 3iu's of GH. So if you have a Serono kit for example, each individiual bottle is 6mg or 3 * 6 = 18iu's of GH. So depending on how much BW you add to the powder you then figure out the concentration of the solution or how much each iu of GH will be on the insulin syringe.

For Example...Say I have a 10mg bottle of GH...I add 3ml of BW. Now I have 30iu's of GH in 3ml. So 1iu is equal to 10units on the slin pin. 10iu's is equal to 100units or 1ml. It just takes a little simple math to figure out.

For Example...Say I have a 6mg bottle of GH and I add 1 ml of BW. Now I have 18iu's per 1ml. So each 10units on the slin pin is equal to 1.8iu's of GH.

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Old 04-28-2005, 04:14 PM   #2
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That, and even worse, I sometimes see "so how many mg/ml is ________?" Well it depends who made it! Its not always the same.
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Old 04-28-2005, 05:45 PM   #3
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Good informative thread bro, scary that these things have to actually be explained to people sometimes.
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Old 05-03-2005, 11:28 AM   #4
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Nice read bro, thanks !
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Old 05-08-2005, 10:13 PM   #5
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sad thing is....I still dont understand it lol. Guess I need to read it a few more days
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:03 PM   #6
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Easiest way for GH is to match your ml's of BSW to the IU's in the vial. IE 21 iu's, use 2.1ml BSW and then 10 units on a slin pin is 1 iu, generally much easier and up to 3 or 4 iu's at a time will not cause a subQ lump for more than a few minutes, it dissipates quickly.
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Old 04-25-2006, 08:14 PM   #7
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The only problem with adding so much water can damage the Gh....it is fragile and it is best to limit the amount of solvent (water in this case) if possible. Really if you use 1 ml as your solutin amount (which is what is normally recommended) to a vial that is 18 iu's, that means every 10 marks on a slin pin is 1.8 iu's, the math is still easy.

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Old 06-27-2008, 10:24 AM   #8
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Good post
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:19 PM   #9
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Bros, ill be honest. I am confused :-) get a box of 100 iu's of green tops (or whatever) you have 10 iu's. of powder right or wrong. How much water to you add or am I thinking about this all wrong??! I want to start, I want to do 5 iu's a day but I want to be right. Just not picking up on that good yet.. Help please!!!

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Old 10-05-2012, 03:54 AM   #10
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Bros, ill be honest. I am confused :-) get a box of 100 iu's of green tops (or whatever) you have 10 iu's. of powder right or wrong. How much water to you add or am I thinking about this all wrong??! I want to start, I want to do 5 iu's a day but I want to be right. Just not picking up on that good yet.. Help please!!!

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Yes your right you'll get 10 small, 10iu bottles to that you will add 1cc/ml =100unit of bac water which is 10 ticks on a slin pin to each bottle,So for each 10/1 tick =1iu, half slin pin of gh will equal 5iu..
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Old 10-05-2012, 04:32 AM   #11
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pretty much 10 on slin syringe is 1 I.U with the 1cc bac water mixed in a 10iu bottle/amp hgh
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:43 PM   #12
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I knew you guys would make it easy. Thanks tlane/freezerdude!!! In the morning or at night??? And I know I'll get mixed opinions on this, but what do y'll think??

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Old 10-05-2012, 06:46 PM   #13
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I knew you guys would make it easy. Thanks tlane/freezerdude!!! In the morning or at night??? And I know I'll get mixed opinions on this, but what do y'll think??

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And BAC is just simply sterile water right?
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Old 10-06-2012, 06:23 PM   #14
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I always take mine in the morning and yes it's close to the same but be sure to use Bac water not sterile water...
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