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Re: Toxic exposure to a pregnant patientFrom: mark decker (mdecker@nconnect.net)Tue Jun 4 23:03:10 1996
Our professor >specifically warned us not to take the lab if we were pregnant or planning >on becoming pregnant. We have learned most of what we know about the >toxicity and teratogenic potential of organic compounds commonly used in lab >in just the last 10 years or so.
>I feel patients should know what our professor told us about this subject. elise.. please do us /me at least/ a favor and ask your instructor what specific chemicals he/she has factual warnings on osha documents usually...with direct risk issues related to pregnancy. he/she may be cautious without specific knowledge that this or that chemical is specifically dangerous. specifically I practice in a very blue collar/ factory work community and half the work force are women..many of whom are pregnant. they work with all sorts of toxic chemicals and few are truly dangerous to pregnancy directly..especially when used in well ventilated areas and the like. when I get patients with work exposure risks due to certain chemicals I will have them sit down with the local geneticists and discuss PRACTICAL RISK issues. some change jobs while pregnant to other areas of the plant but the large majority do not.. there is a difference between absolute risk and practical risk and these have to be compared to baseline risks related to being a pregnant human being in the first place. if you/we want to avoid all risk we would never drive a car..cross the street/ or go to work.. I would be curious as to which chemicals are truly practical risks to absolutely avoid in an organic chemistry lab. the stuff I see in the work place is the same as we used in organic lab when I went to pre med 20 years ago or so and at times the chemicals are worse than what we worked with. just out of curiosity ask your instructor to list specific known risks. his/her direction that pregnant students should cancel the lab is likely based on lawyeritis more than fact. maybe I'm wrong..but I would like to see the factual data on the subject. thanks
-- Mark Decker.. private practice obgyn mark decker md major surgery is done on me obgyn - avid biker minor surgery I do one someone else. midwest usa I need to remember that. <perspective>.
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