Conversion..IU...ML..CC

[Massive1]

How many IU's = a ml or cc?

[bigjim33]

it depends what it is and how it was mixed

[Massive1]

Right, I just noticed that. I'm specifoically talking about HCG. It comes in 5000iu, so what does that mean to a syringe?

[3Vandoo]

100 iu = 1cc = 1ml

read your insert.

let say you have a bottle and the water.
there 5000iu in the vial so if you mix with 1cc of water 1cc will equal 5000iu, divided by it

[Massive1]

Thanks 3vandoo for clearing some of that up. I didn't get an insert. I should have been able to figure that out.

[Miracle Man]

ml's & cc's are the same. 100iu's = 1 cc/ml, 1mg = 3 iu's.

[Massive1]

MM I know that,but an IU is a little different. The only reason its' the same with the HCG is because I'm mixing 1ml of solvent to 5000iu of powder.
When you deal with commom units,
let's say using the Metric System,you say 1 l of water, or 1 l of
milk, or 1 l of oil, all 3 volumes will be the same even though their
weights will be different due to density difference... The same applies
when you speak of 1 kg of sugar, 1 kg of salt or 1 kg of cheese...
But...when we speak of International Units (I U) in Pharmacology,
these units are determined based at the biological activities.
For ex. let's take some vitamins:
Vitamin A 1 IU all-trans retinol 0.300 micrograms
Vitamin D 1 IU Vitamin D crystalline 0.025 micrograms
Vitamin E 1 IU dl-alphatocopherol acetate(s.) 1 milligramm

[Miracle Man]

Well said Massive, I understand, but when was the last time you injected suger, Vit. A or milk? In general, for our purposes, when we use Hgh, Hcg or insulin, we use iu's (insulin units / international units) to determine how much to inject. I believe the question was a general one to beging with. You know already that HCG comes in 5000 and 10,000 units. Both are based upon 1 ml/cc of Bac water. Concentration ratios are determined at the manufacture, you know that. Thanks for your input.