Egg Whites - Success, Miscarriage or Failure to get pg

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you Strawbell! I like keeping these threads open and going indefinitely so we have the info all together rather than in dozens of threads.

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Mae]

I work in epidemiology and most cases of salmonella are not from eggs at all. Surprisingly, dirt is the most common culprit! Scary--that's why children get it more often, from crawling around on the ground then touching their mouths/eyes. And as crazy as it sounds wiping front to back is a very real way to spread disease into your urinary tract and repo tract. It could very well be the ew, although after 2.5 years I think it's unlikely. What a horrible and scary thing that happened to her, I hope she is fully recovered. ..

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks for the info!

Please understand, I'm not even saying that it was or wasn't the egg white (I also think it's somewhat unlikely after 2.5 years but you never know.) It's that this is proof that salmonella can 100% infect your uterus and has been known to cause miscarriage, so given this, it's best to avoid the egg whites since Preseed is more sanitary anyway.

Some of the sites have people leaving eggs on the kitchen countertop for weeks before using.

Yes, she's all better and up to her same old tricks LOL.

[Mae]

Oh I know I know. I'm so happy she's better, that is really scary. Wouldn't eggs start to smell after a couple weeks on the counter?? lol

[atomic sagebrush]

Apparently, they don't smell as long as they aren't cracked or old, and actually if they haven't been washed, they're allegedly safe for a while at room temp (eggs have a kind of coating on them that keeps bacteria from permeating the shell.) But most eggs people get have been washed, even farm eggs are usually washed, and the washing process can wash off this coating and also force bacteria through tiny pores on the shell. Then, the egg sits for a week "to raise pH" and the bacteria can grow.

[BeadinMom]

I cringe every time I read something on that other site about incubating and then inserting egg whites. Certainly seems like warming them up would invite bacteria growth.

There's a big difference between pelvic inflammatory disease and a UTI. A PID can leave you sterile.
And with a UTI, they can do a culture and sensitivity to see if it's e coli (from wiping incorrectly) or salmonella (which is rarely found in UTIs) or some other bacteria.