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Re: Lab results

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:46:33 -0600 (CST)

At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, anonymous wrote: >
>How long should it take to get biopsy reports back such as cervical and
>endometrial biopsies? In December, it took 4 weeks to receive news and
>that I had to call to get. I am not upset with the doctor, but I would
>like to mention it if it really was too lengthy.
>
>Thank you for your time!

Any biopsy result should be available within 72 hours of the time of the biopsy unless the end of the 72 hours occurs on the weekend, in which case it should be available the following Monday afternoon... Lynn 

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana


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