How much bacteriostatic water for a 1 mg HCG vial?

The amount of water does not change how much HCG is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 1 mg vial is 1 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 0.5 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 0.333 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.

How many mcg are in one unit of a 1 mg HCG vial?

With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 5 mcg (500 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.

Is this a HCG dosage calculator?

It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for HCG; it does not suggest how much to use. The HCG guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.

What size are HCG vials?

Across 6 listings in our directory, the most common sizes are 1 mg, 0.1 mg, 0.5 mg, 5 mg. Sizes and prices by store are on the HCG price page.

How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?

A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

Tool · HCG reconstitution arithmetic

HCG dosage calculator

Pick a HCG vial size, enter the bacteriostatic water added and, if you want, an amount per draw. The calculator gives the concentration and how many units that is on a U-100 insulin syringe. It does arithmetic only and does not suggest an amount.

U-100 syringes · 100 units = 1 mL · 1 mg = 1,000 mcg

Concentration

0.5 mg/mL

5 mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe · 50 mcg per 0.1 mL

Enter an amount per draw to see how many units it is and how many draws the vial holds.

Not medical advice

This tool converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units. It is not a recommendation to use HCG or a guide to how much to use, and it cannot tell you whether a product is what its label says. For the amounts used in research, with sources, see the doses used in published HCG studies. Disclaimer

HCG vial sizes stores list

From 6 active HCG listings of 100 mg or less in our directory. The buttons above use these sizes.

1 mg2 listings
0.1 mg1 listing
0.5 mg1 listing
5 mg1 listing
10 mg1 listing

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Worked example

A 1 mg HCG vial with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 0.5 mg/mL (500 mcg/mL). One unit on a U-100 syringe is 0.01 mL, so each unit holds 5 mcg. To find how many units an amount is, divide the amount in mcg by 5.

Read more about bacteriostatic water and storing a mixed vial, or the HCG guide.

HCG concentration by vial size and water added

mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe. Read across for more water, down for a larger vial.

Vial	1 mL water	2 mL water	3 mL water
0.1 mg	1 mcg/unit · 0.1 mg/mL	0.5 mcg/unit · 0.05 mg/mL	0.3 mcg/unit · 0.03 mg/mL
0.5 mg	5 mcg/unit · 0.5 mg/mL	2.5 mcg/unit · 0.25 mg/mL	1.7 mcg/unit · 0.17 mg/mL
1 mg	10 mcg/unit · 1 mg/mL	5 mcg/unit · 0.5 mg/mL	3.3 mcg/unit · 0.33 mg/mL
5 mg	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	25 mcg/unit · 2.5 mg/mL	16.7 mcg/unit · 1.67 mg/mL
10 mg	100 mcg/unit · 10 mg/mL	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	33.3 mcg/unit · 3.33 mg/mL

Questions

How much bacteriostatic water for a 1 mg HCG vial?: The amount of water does not change how much HCG is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 1 mg vial is 1 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 0.5 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 0.333 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.
How many mcg are in one unit of a 1 mg HCG vial?: With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 5 mcg (500 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.
Is this a HCG dosage calculator?: It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for HCG; it does not suggest how much to use. The HCG guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.
What size are HCG vials?: Across 6 listings in our directory, the most common sizes are 1 mg, 0.1 mg, 0.5 mg, 5 mg. Sizes and prices by store are on the HCG price page.
How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?: A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

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