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Feeling Sore After HCG Injection

Have you ever felt sore after doing an HCG injection? This is actually a pretty common thing. Today one of my readers, who decided to remain anonymous, left a question on a previously written blog post. This is what they asked... When I do an injection in my leg it tends to hurt. It's usually not right away, but later on in the day. Why is that? First of all - you are not alone. I think most of us have had this happen one time or another, especially if you are doing intramuscular injections. Basically what happens is... When you inject yourself you are sticking a foreign object into your body. And even though the syringe is not very big, it's still creating a small hole that wasn't there before. How to ease the pain of injections: To ease the pain that you feel after doing an HCG Injection - Simply massage the injection site in a circular motion for 1 to 2 minutes immediately after the injection. This should somewhat ease the pain, but you may still feel a little t...

Intramuscular or Subcutaneous HCG Injections

Which type of injection works best, intramuscular or subcutaneous? In the HCG Protocol, Dr. Simeons says that HCG Hormone injections should be intramuscular. But what is an intramuscular injection? This is when you push the syringe deep into the muscle when injecting yourself.  However, subcutaneous injections, which are just beneath the skin, seem to work well for people too. If you do decide to use this method, a tiny insulin needle will usually work best. It has been said, that when you use the subcutaneous injection method, you will most likely need to increase the amount of HCG Hormone that you are injecting. But is this true? I don't think so - And this is why... A large number of people that I've talked to say that they prefer to inject themselves subcutaneously and most of them claim that they have not needed to increase their HCG Dose at all. But everyone is different - So if you do use the subcutaneous method and are still feeling extremely hungry wi...