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My question is about the size of the syringe, or the amount of liquid that it will hold, not the size of the needle. The syringe I have goes from 0.2 ML to 1.0 ML. Would a full syringe
be 10 units (1 ML = 1 Unit)? I see that some people are using up to 35 units. would I have inject 3 full syringes to get that amount or are they using a syringe
that holds 3ML? I have started with .4 ML and gone up to .7 ML and have not had much success yet. My prescription is for 2.5 ML only.

1 ml is actually 100 units.
The graduations on the ones I get at Walmart are from 10 to 50 units,
or .1ml to .5ml
They are 1/2" long needles, 29 gauge.

harley9928016 wrote:My question is about the size of the syringe, or the amount of liquid that it will hold, not the size of the needle. The syringe I have goes from 0.2 ML to 1.0 ML. Would a full syringe
be 10 units (1 ML = 1 Unit)? I see that some people are using up to 35 units. would I have inject 3 full syringes to get that amount or are they using a syringe
that holds 3ML? I have started with .4 ML and gone up to .7 ML and have not had much success yet. My prescription is for 2.5 ML only.

I've never bothered trying to learn mL etc., just "units," which is what the syringes are graduated in.

I use a low dose, 6 units. I got the smallest syringes, which max out at 30 units, so I could measure my dose more accurately.

Syringes sizes to indeed vary but, the ideal syringes that should be used for self-injection therapy are the following: 2 types 1ml. (100units) .50ml (50units)
When "our team" began all this in 1983, we used a 1/2ml insulin syringe (this is a 50 unit type) needle length was 1/2 inch ! We realized over time that the 1/2"
needle length was not necessary. So, what's the ideal needle length? ...30 or 31 gauge needle 5/16" in length. And when injecting one's self, one should always
inject with a slight erectile event going on..Why? discomfort is minimal and your guaranteed at placing the medication intra-cavernosal where it is supposed to go.
Questions? medveteran

medvet, did the studies recommend drawing some blood before injecting?
I've failed the last 2 times I've injected and it gets frustrating.
My last try was with a semi and when it went in, I thought I felt it go through the wall of the cavernosa. I couldn't draw blood and proceeded to try different places until I finally hit a vein of some kind and got my worst bruise and some swelling I've encountered. If I had it to do again, I'd have just injected the first place where it felt right.
I'm giving the little guy a rest, but my brain wants to get going again.