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Can any other doctor answer this?

From: Wendy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 11:23:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Wendy wrote:
>>
>>As anyone who has seen my previous posts will know, I had a positive IgG
>>CMV titer on 2/25, 13.6, with 1.1 positive. On 3/7 I had a positive IgM
>>titer of 2.57 with 1.1 positive. I went to another lab on 3/18, and my
>>IgG was positive at 119.7 (with positive of 10 or greater), but my IgM
>>was negative at .64 (positive at 1.1 or greater). Saw the MF, and he
>>says that the first test may have been false positive, with IgG cross
>>reactivity, and suggested 1) do nothing or 2) have an amnio at 17 weeks.
>>I would like to avoid the amnio if I could get a confirmatory that this
>>was indeed a false positive. I asked to be tested again from the
>>original lab, and also for a urine culture and was told no.
>>
>>Do you feel that this could have been a false positive, and if I can get
>>my new OB to have me tested again by the original lab, and its negative,
>>that I'm "in the clear?" Would a urine culture even be accurate after
>>this period of time?
>>
>>Could a IgM titer go from 2.57 to a .64 in 11 days? Also, is it too
>>simplistic for me try to compare the two IgG numbers, by noting that
>>they are both roughly 12 times greater than the reference positive?
>>
>>Your suggestions please.
>
>I wish I could help you, but I do not know the answers to these
>questions
>
>--
>Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
>Sugar Land, TX
>
>Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
> **Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
> constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.
>
> **Thank you for understanding :).**
>

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