Pregnant. Positive Results For LgG. Explain Situation?
Hi, dear doctors! wish to be fine every one of you. My wife is in her 4th month of pregnancy, and I had a check up in lab about Rubella , CMV and toxopasmasios. The results werpostive for IgG and Negitive for IgM. Now I m very worry and confuse about this, if anyone help me and guide me it will be his kindness. Sorry for English writing because I m an ESL. Best regards.
Hello,
A positive TORCH test simply means the patient has positive antibody levels against that particular infection and is therefore protected against them.
There are 2 types of antibodies - IgG and IgM. Thus, a positive Toxo IgG test means that the patient has anti-toxoplasmosis antibodies which protect her against a repeat toxoplasmosis infection. This means a positive test is actually a good sign and suggests that the patient is protected against that infection because she has been exposed to that infection in the past. Unfortunately, many doctors do not know how to interpret these results and scare the patient into thinking that the positive test result means she has an active infection which can cause her to miscarry.In fact, some doctors will even attempt to give medications for it,which in fact is not required at all.
There is absolutely nothing to worry regarding this TORCH test and no treatment is required for this positive IGg levels.
Thanks
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Pregnant. Positive Results For LgG. Explain Situation?
Hello, A positive TORCH test simply means the patient has positive antibody levels against that particular infection and is therefore protected against them. There are 2 types of antibodies - IgG and IgM. Thus, a positive Toxo IgG test means that the patient has anti-toxoplasmosis antibodies which protect her against a repeat toxoplasmosis infection. This means a positive test is actually a good sign and suggests that the patient is protected against that infection because she has been exposed to that infection in the past. Unfortunately, many doctors do not know how to interpret these results and scare the patient into thinking that the positive test result means she has an active infection which can cause her to miscarry.In fact, some doctors will even attempt to give medications for it,which in fact is not required at all. There is absolutely nothing to worry regarding this TORCH test and no treatment is required for this positive IGg levels. Thanks