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Re: miscarrage

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:04:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Four weeks ago I had my five month scan and found that the baby had
>died, 3 weeks prior to this I had an amniocentisis what I would really
>like to know is that they took some blood samples from me the day we
>found out the news, they told me that they would do various screening
>tests, one called the TORCH test and I do not know what else they were
>looking for. I thought it was maybe to see what my iron levels were
>like etc. I would be grateful if you could let me know what they were
>looking for, as I get the results on the 6th March 01 and it would be
>nice to know before I go. I look forward to hearing from you. Lynne
>Garbutt

TORCH titers are an evaluation for a variety of infections (TOxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Histoplasmosis) that can cause miscarriage and intrauterine fetal demise, as well as birth defects.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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