Administration of Repronex, Bravelle, or Menopur Using Q-Caps

Supplies:

• Ampule of sterile saline
• Ampules of medication (powder)
• 3 cc syringe with 1 ½” needle
• 30 gauge ½” needle
• Alcohol wipe

Preparation:

1. Wash your hands
2. Pop tops off of all the ampules that you will use for this dose
3. Pop top off of ONE ampule of sterile saline
4. Remove syringe from wrapper,& screw on Q-Cap
5. Push the wide end of the Q-Cap through rubber stopper of saline ampule, and draw out 1 ml of saline. (ampule contains 2 ml)
6. Push the wide end of the Q-Cap through rubber stopper of first medication ampule, inject liquid slowly. You may gently swirl it with the Q-Cap still attached to the ampule as you mix it.
7. When medication is thoroughly mixed, pull the medication back up into the syringe.
8. For each other ampule, repeat steps 6 and 7.
9. Unscrew the Q-Cap, and attach the 30 gauge needle by screwing it firmly onto the syringe. Leave the cap on until ready to inject.

Injection:

1. Sit comfortably, and expose the area to be injected; usually the abdomen, to the side of the belly button.
2. Wipe the site with alcohol.
3. Remove the needle cover, hold the syringe in your dominant hand so that you can easily press on the plunger.
4. Gently pinch the skin.
5. Insert the needle swiftly, straight into the skin (90’ angle)
6. Press the plunger in a controlled, steady manner.

7. When fully injected, withdraw the needle and use clean gauze to stop any bleeding. Cover with Band-Aid if needed.
8. Put used ampules, needles and syringes into empty soda bottle, recap and dispose in trash.

(Area may get pink and swollen in a day or two; this is not cause for concern.)

Injection Instructions for Other Fertility Medications

• Repronex, Bravelle, or Menopur
• HCG 10,000 U
• Gonal-F, Follistim