Hi Kimberly, I was recently pregnant and stayed away from sentinel node specimens, and mounting media (Toluene can cause birth defects). I am also a supervisor so my exposure was limited anyways. I would say whatever the woman is comfortable with I would let them be around, except the two I stated above. If she wasn't comfortable with formalin or Americlear (our xylene sub) I would have found something else that she could do besides microtomy like filing, send outs, cytology etc. I think it's very important that we are as careful as we can be in regards to pregnancy in the histology lab.
Amanda Amanda Reichard, HTL (ASCP)cm Histology/Cytology Supervisor Licking Memorial Health Systems 1320 W. Main St. Newark, OH 43055 (220) 564-4163 areich...@lmhealth.org -----Original Message----- From: Kimberly Marshall via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 2:35 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Pregnancy and the Histo lab Hello from Utah all Histo folks. I would like some input on Pregnancy and working in a Histology lab. I worked through both pregnancies and had healthy children. That being said I know much has changed in 30 years. So how are labs dealing with it now? Less time around formalin? Xylene? No pregnant ladies in the Histo lab??? There is some research out there, but would like to know how other histology Supervisors handle it. Thanks in advance Kimberly Marshall H.T. (ASCP) Kimberly Marshall H.T.(ASCP) Histology Lab Supervisor Toll Free 1-800-426-2099 Fax 801-584-5104 PO Box 17580 Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 www.animalreferencepathology.com<http://www.animalreferencepathology.com/> Advancing the art and science of veterinary medicine _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ________________________________ This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process Improvement Center at 220-564-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
