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Should I Be Concerned About Vaginal Infection Via Blood On Gloves?
My question relates to an incident I had this morning and I’m not sure if I’m being paranoid or if I should be concerned. This morning I had blood and urine work. Throughout the procedure the phlebotomist wore gloves and continued to wear the same gloves when he stepped out of the room to get my urine cup and hand it to me. After he handed me my urine cup, I went into the restroom and when I was urinating into the cup, the cup touched my inner thighs and vagina. My question is: should I be concerned that the same gloves he wore to remove my blood and the patients before me touched the same urine cup that touched my vagina and inner thighs? Or is this a foolish concern? My concern isn't so much my blood, but any blood tracings that may have remained on the phlebotomist's gloves from previous blood work.
Welcome to HCM. There are always chances of infection after it if he uses same gloves during procedure for every one. He has to use different gloves for every patient. He has to use disposable gloves. Don't worry,wash your part with antiseptic liquid. Be watchful for any further development at local region. Keep in touch with your doctor.
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Should I Be Concerned About Vaginal Infection Via Blood On Gloves?
Welcome to HCM. There are always chances of infection after it if he uses same gloves during procedure for every one. He has to use different gloves for every patient. He has to use disposable gloves. Don t worry,wash your part with antiseptic liquid. Be watchful for any further development at local region. Keep in touch with your doctor.