Here is my third and final document containing all the knowledge you need to figure out your units! This is very important information, as even an experience user may be confused by all the different numbers and terminology.
Section 1: Units and their definitions
i.u. (IU) = international unit. This is a unit used to measure the activity (effect) of many vitamins and drugs. For each substance to which this unit applies, there is an international agreement specifying the biological effect expected with a dose of 1 IU. Other quantities of the substance are then expressed as multiples of this standard. This also means that this measurment is not based on sheer volume or weight of the substance, but rather the effect.
ml = milliliter. This is a VOLUME measurement. it is 1/1000 of a liter. when talking about water or similar density liquids, it is equivalant to one cubic centimeter.
cc = cubic centimeter. This is also a VOLUME measurement. Most syringes measure their capacity in cc's. If you have a 5cc syringe, it will hold ~5ml of liquid in it.
mg = milligram. This is a WEIGHT measurement. It is 1/1000 of a gram. the amount of chemical substance is often measured in milligrams. For injectable solutions, this will be reported as a concentration of weight to volume, such as mg/ml (milligrams per milliliter). In the case of orally administered substances, the weight of chemical is labeled, athough the actual weight of the pill/capsule may be much higher, because of the use of filler substances. This means that a small pill may be much more potent than a large pill, so don't judge a pill based on its size, but the actual amount of substance for which it is labeled as.
mcg = microgram = 1/1000 of a mg (milligram) There are one thousand micrograms in one milligram.
Conversion factors:
1000 mcg (microgram) = 1 mg (milligram)
1000 mg (milligram) = 1 g (gram)
1000 g (gram) = 1 kg (kilogram)
1000 ml (milliliter) = 1 liter
1ml (water) = 1cc (water)
1ml (oil) ~ 1cc (oil) (~ denotes approximately equal to)
Section 2: Examples putting it all together
A user has obtained Nandrolone Decanoate from two different companies. One is 'Deca 300' from QV, and one from BM which is 'DecaDubol 100'. Both of these contain the anabolic steroid Nandrolone Decanoate, but each has a different concentration. What does this mean?
To demonstrate, say the user takes QV Deca 300:
If 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution is extracted, it will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space in the syringe. There will be 300mg (three hundred milligrams) of Nandrolone Decanoate in this dosage.
Now the user takes the DecaDubol 100
if 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution is extracted, it will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space in the syringe. There will be 100mg (one hundred milligrams) of Nandrolone Decanoate in this dosage.
If the syringes are layed side by side, they appear the exact same. So what is the difference? The QV Deca 300 has a concentration of 300mg/ml, while the DecaDubol only has a concentration of 100mg/ml. This means that the syringe with QV Deca has three times (3x) the amount of nandrolone decanoate in the same exact volume as the syringe with DecaDubol.
A drug's effectiveness has nothing to do with the volume of the product that you take. If you take three milliliters (3ml) of the DecaDubol, it will have the same effect as one milliliter (1ml) of QV Deca 300, becuase your body is processing the same amount of steroid (300mg).
Some Testosterone concentrations have been known to go as high as 600mg/ml, so always be aware of the concentrations so that the proper desired dosage is always being measured.
Lesson 3: How to work with I.U.'s (International Units)
Dosages for substances such as HCG, HGH, and insulin are measured by their respective IU values.
For example, Organon makes HCG under the brand pregnyl in 1500i.u. and 5000i.u. concentrations. The drug comes with two vials. One with the powder of actual HCG powder, and one with a liquid to reconstitute the powder into an injectable soltuion.
If a user obtains a 1500i.u. vial of HCG which comes with a 1ml vial of sterile water and mixes the vials together, they will now have 1500i.u. of HCG in one milliliter (1ml) of solution. This means that the concentration is 1500i.u./ml. The user should always be using a syringe which can easily measure the amount of desired dosage. This means a user should avoid using a larger syringe to reconstitue something as small as 1500i.u. of HCG, because it would be near impossible to split the dosage. If all the user has available is larger syringes such as 3cc or 5cc, a well known trick is to mix the HCG with BAC water to dilute it further. To make it very easy, a user could mix three cc's of water with their vial of 1500i.u. HCG. They would then have a nice concentration of 500i.u. per milliliter (500iu/ml). This was calculated by dividing the units by the volume, so 1500i.u. divided by three milliliters (1500iu/3ml) is equal to 500i.u. per milliliter.
A user must be very careful with insulin syringes that are labeled by how many i.u.'s they hold. They are only accurate for insulin, and will not be accurate for substances such as HCG or HGH.
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