Freezing HCG

[Doryphorus]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of running HCG in my next cycle (not really planned yet, not planning to run until Sept or so) and I was just going over the logistics of using HCG @ 500iu/wk.
At that rate, a 5000iu vial will last 10 weeks, and from everything I've read, after about 3-5 weeks the HCG will start to degrade. What I was thinking was possibly preloading and freezing syringes, taking them out as needed. What do you guys think, will this ruin the HCG more than 10 weeks in the fridge?

Thanks in advance!

[kloan]

I've read once the HCG is reconstituted, it's not supposed to be frozen. I don't believe the powder benefits from it either. It should be fine for 8 weeks in bacteriostatic water. Just start a few weeks into your cycle instead of started from the first week.

The best you can do is keep it in the fridge.

[grifter]

Not positive on this but I think freezing damages the peptide and makes it useless. The HCG peptide is very sensitive and even when mixing do not shake, just swirl.

[Mr Ontario]

just bump up the dose so you use it up quicker....it wont kill you :)

[Doryphorus]

Yeah, I kind've thought it was a bad idea, but just thought I'd ask anyways and see. Thanks a lot guys!

[grifter]

just bump up the dose so you use it up quicker....it wont kill you :)

But it may damage your leydig cells if you take to much.

What are leydig cells you ask?

Leydig cells release a class of hormones called androgens (19-carbon steroids). They secrete testosterone, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), when stimulated by the pituitary hormone luteinizing hormone (LH). LH increases cholesterol desmolase activity (an enzyme associated with the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone), leading to testosterone synthesis secretion by Leydig cells.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) increases the response of Leydig cells to LH by increasing the number of LH receptors expressed on Leydig cells.