Frozen HCG- good for how long?

[myosin]

I understand diluted HCG is good for one month and many recommend to freeze drawn up syringes for after (which I've done). How long is frozen HCG good for? I did a search ("freeze HCG") but didn't find an answer.

Thanks.

 

[617ricky]

I thought refrigerated hcg diluted in bacteriostatic water was good for 8 wks. Can anyone confirm?

 

[myosin]

I think you are right

I just read an article by Xcel and he mentioned 8 weeks as well. I do think some have gone back and forth on this in another thread though- 4 vs. 8 weeks (besides which, I just use sterile water vials I get from work, not bacteriostatic).

 

[king1033]

i would give hcg 30 days anything beyond that i would pre load slin pins and store in the freezer to be on the safe side and so i wouldnt waste any. hcg frozen will keep for awhile!

 

[SacToSD]

I've heard 60 days. You could always try out the potency using a pregnancy test after 40 days, too.

 

[myosin]

Interesting

I've heard 60 days. You could always try out the potency using a pregnancy test after 40 days, too.

One the one hand, that actually sounds like a really good idea, makes sense.

The caveat I have after thinking through it is that the pregnancy tests these days are fairly sensitive, so if it tests positive, you would know your HCG is still good BUT not HOW MUCH would be good.

I think what would help is, how much HCG is needed for a pregnancy test to test positive?

 

[SacToSD]

One the one hand, that actually sounds like a really good idea, makes sense.

The caveat I have after thinking through it is that the pregnancy tests these days are fairly sensitive, so if it tests positive, you would know your HCG is still good BUT not HOW MUCH would be good.

I think what would help is, how much HCG is needed for a pregnancy test to test positive?

good call. that occurred to me after I posted, too. ??? Maybe DatBeTrue will pop up and let us know.

 

[617ricky]

It would only take a very small amount I think.. I just did a quick google search for pregnancy tests, and I saw various cut-off limits of 10-25 iu/l which is a tiny amount..