Hello I’m pregnant & get anxious during procedure  and I take help from health care provider as many anxious people do to calm my fears during injection or blood draws I was told by my counsellor & dr Hunter also says it’s safe .

1)my question :  I read that  telling your health care provider(nurse ,doctor etc )   on how to perform your injection or blood draw during or before procedure starts   that may change / alter the method that health care provider normally uses does NOT increase  the risk for hiv hepatitis B , C or any other blood borne infection even if heath care provider is infected with these viruses or just in general mistakes are made  in the procedure  ?

answer :  dr hhh  says its NO risk  as health care provider might get nervous and make the procedure more painful but it will never put patient at risk for hiv hepatitis B, C STDs or any other blood borne infection  even if health care provider  is infected with these virues & method of doing blood draw or injection has changed due to patient requests 

2) my counsellor tells me  that billions of injections and blood draws happening every day so many  people /patients would  have told their health care provider (nurse, Doctor ,etc ) on how they want their injections or blood draws to be performed and yet no patient  gets infected with hiv or hepatitis B, C or other blood borne infection even if health care provider changes their techique / method of injection or blood draw on patients requests & also if health care worker is  infected with blood borne infection during the procedure  . So I’m not risk for any virus 

3) short answer ; doc Hunter says THE ONLY WAY we get hiv hepatitis B ,C or stds from blood draw or injections if health care provider (nurse ) would re use the needle from previous patient that obviously  won’t happen .  That means I’m not at risk Fot hiv hepatitis b c or any blood borne infection by telling nurse on how I want my blood draw or  injection to be performed .

No one has ever been infected with HIV, hepatitis, or other blood borne infections from a professionally administered injection or blood draw using standard, single use, disposable syringes, needles, and blood draw materials.  Not ever!!!  Health care professionals, doctors, nurses, phlebotomists, etc. receive special training to insure that they can do their work safely, both for themselves and their patients.  As a generalization, there are a number of ways to prepare tp and perform injections and blood draws and in most cases it is best to have faith in their training and professionalism and allow them to do their jobs without trying to tell them how to do it.

From personal experience, I can tell you that, at least for me, anticipation of having my blood drawn or receiving a shot is always worse than the event itself. I hope that will be the case for you too.  The blood type tests and injections done as part of your pregnancy-related care is an important part of your health care and for the care of your unborn child. 

I hope I have interpreted your questions correctly. If there are additional questions or clarifications are needed please don’t hesitate do use your up to two follow-up questions for that purpose.  EWH 

thank you My specific question was not interpreted as I wanted but I will try my English is weak   . Plz note my needle is new so that’s not an issue .  Kindly Reply to each point  it will help me overcome 

Question: what I’m saying is talking /telling  your health care professional ( nurse,doctor etc)  on how to do your blood draw or any type of injection (drip , vaccine  etc ) during  or before procedure starts that may change health care professional  technique/ method  on doing the procedure that they normally use  does NOT put me at risk for hiv or hepatitis b c STDs  or any other blood borne infection even if the health care provider is infected with hiv or hepatitis b c STDs  or if they made general mistake ?

1) to answer this doc hhh says even if you instructed / told  your health care professional (nurse , doctor ) on how to perform injection or blood draw it may make them nervous but it will never put you at risk for hiv hepatitis b c STDs  or other blood borne infection  . That means I’m not at risk for hiv or hepatitis b c , STDs or any other blood borne infection  from the injection or blood draws when I gave  instructions to the health care professional whatever  instructions they may be .  

1b) for e.g I told nurse not to feel my vein after rubbing alcohol swab again since it’s not allowed . So  even if  I said This that doesn’t mean now nurse will start pricking her self and proceed to do my blood draw  or I told nurse to prepare injection in-front of me & give injection slowly etc OR any other requests / instructions  I made to the health care professional (nurse etc ) IT will never put me at for hiv hepatitis b c STDs or other blood borne infection as doctor Hunter  says that . 

Thank you for reading 

If my English not good I will try to clear this only point .

This reply should

Be enough to get me past this 

Question 1A.  Attempting to instruct or request that a healthcare professional use a specific technique or method for drawing your blood does not put you at any risk for acquisition of HIV, hepatitis, or other blood borne infection. As Dr. Handsfield has already indicated, it is typically preferable to allow the healthcare professionals to use the methods that they are most comfortable with and asking to do use another technique may make them uncomfortable or nervous and increase the risk of discomfort but does not put you at risk for Acquisition of any infection.

Question 1B.  This statement is correct. Asking a nurse do not touch your van prior to draw your blood or to give you your injection slowly does not put you at risk for HIV, hepatitis or other infections.

I hope this information now addresses your questions. EWH

thank you  for the reply I think you understood me  you didn’t mention injection

1) you forgot to mention  dr Hunter view on injections  even if I told /instructed health care professional   (nurse , doctor  etc ) how to give me injection ( any type of injections   Iv drips , vaccine ,medicine injection etc )  or blood draw   during or before the procedure starts that may change the technique/ method of the procedure  

2) for e.g I tell the  health care professional nurse,doctor  to prepare the injection and vial infront of me or when giving injection I can tell them to give  me view of the needle  before inserting it into me.

any other INSTRUCTIONS i have in future  for blood draw or  any type of injections (drips , flue shots etc ) 

it won’t put me at risk for hiv or hepatitis b , or  c , STDs  or any other blood borne infection  so I’m safe 

3 conclusion : 

4) I don’t  need STDs or hiv or hepatitis b c. Testing for the injections or blood draws I took  so I can enjoy my pregnancy I’m safe right  ?

Note : Please answer my final points especially point  3 both injections and blood draws  

Thank you for your responses due to pregnancy I think I can relax now 

1.  Correct for all procedures listed.  No risk for any of the infections listed.

2.  Repetitive and once again, correct 

3.  Correct and repetitive 

4.  Correct, no need for testing for these infections related to blood draws, injections, etc.

This completes this thread.  Please don’t worry.  EWH