# How critical is the technique of giving a hypodermic injection?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 13, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-critical-is-the-technique-of-giving-a-hypodermic-injection/678625 "2014-01-13T01:31:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-critical-is-the-technique-of-giving-a-hypodermic-injection/678625/21 "2014-01-14T02:38:16Z")

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My wife underwent infertility treatments a few years ago and as part of them she had to get several injections every day for a couple of months. We were both taught how to do them in a lesson that took an hour or so.

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