Forgot to sterilise top of Hcg Vial - contaminated?

TransitPoloce · Mar 9, 2017

I forgot to sterilise the top of an Hcg vial with an alcohol swab before drawing a dose with a syringe.

I discarded the syringe/dose I drew - but I'm concerned I've contaminated the rest of the vial.

The Hcg has only been mixed and open for a week - and stored in a clean empty fridge since then.

Is discarding the rest of the vial being overly cautious? What would you do?

Thanks

Re-Ride · Mar 10, 2017

["stored in a clean empty fridge"]

of greatest concern

Vince · Mar 10, 2017

Re-Ride said:
["stored in a clean empty fridge"]

of greatest concern

"LOL"
If it was me, I would continue using the HCG. I would think the top was clean.

LTChris · Mar 10, 2017

try to remember in the future, and keep the rest of the vial. I have forgotten in the past and I'm still alive.

johndoesmith · Mar 10, 2017

TransitPoloce said:
I forgot to sterilise the top of an Hcg vial with an alcohol swab before drawing a dose with a syringe.

I discarded the syringe/dose I drew - but I'm concerned I've contaminated the rest of the vial.

The Hcg has only been mixed and open for a week - and stored in a clean empty fridge since then.

Is discarding the rest of the vial being overly cautious? What would you do?

Thanks

I would consider assisted suicide, I hear Oregon has decent laws on that.

I'm kidding, you'll be fine. Do you really think alcohol kills ALL microbes in the 10 seconds it's touching the stopper?

HealthMan · Mar 14, 2017

Keep using it. HCG is reconstituted in bacteriostatic water. Unless the rubber stopper was extremely contaminated there is no need to worry in my opinion

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