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Is Torch Test Advisable While Trying To Conceive?
i am 34 years lady and some days ago i had some rashes on my vagina,my doctor advised me a torch test. i am much worried about this torch test, although these rashes vanished after some days and are nomore.should i do this test or not, as i am planning for a pregnancy in near future.
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
Yes it is. It screens you for toxoplasma ( mainly taken from not well ashes fruits contaminated with cat's fecals), rubeola, citomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus. If you have one of these, it can affect your baby later.
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