Products Of Conception (Without Cytogenetics)
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
- Collect products of conception (fetal limbs, recognizable fetal
organs, chorionic villi, fetal sac or membranes) in a clean and
appropriately sized specimen container.
- Add enough formalin preservative so that contents are completely submerged.
- Complete all fields of requistion.
- Attach label to each copy of this requisition
- Complete Fetal Death Disposition – Notification Form
(form # CM632-026)
- Attach label to each copy of this form
Deliver specimen to Pathology Lab (Mon-Fri 730-3:30pm) or to main Lab (when Pathology Lab closed)
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Monday through Friday
Hours: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Turnaround Time:
STAT: No
Routine: 1-5 days
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab