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A Patient's Guide to IVF
Stimulation
Intramuscular Injections
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Intramuscular Injections
NOTE: The dosage is individualized and a nurse will give you specific dosage direction.
Wash hands
Assemble all of your supplies
Attach an 18-gauge 1½ inch needle to a 3-cc syringe
Open both the water and medication ampules/vials
To open an ampule
Put your thumb on the blue dot located on the neck of the ampule
Cover the ampule with a paper towel or tissue to protect your hands from injury
Snap the ampule by pushing thumbs away from you
To open a vial
Just flip off the cap exposing the rubber stopper
Pull water out of ampule or vial. If using vial, inject 1 cc of air into the vial before pulling out the water.
Inject water into the first powder
Pull everything out
Continue injecting water into additional ampules or vials until all are mixed
Switch to the 25-gauge 1½ inch needle
Tap on syringe to make sure there are no extra air bubbles. Push air out of the syringe.
Injection medication
The patient can lie down or stand. If the patient is standing, do not bear weight on the side of the injection
See attached diagram for injection sites
Stretch the skin
Inject at a 90 degree angle
Pullback on bevel of syringe to check for blood
If no blood, inject and remove needle
If blood, discard medicine and start again
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