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Re: Past infection of Fifths Disease, currently pregnant

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:59:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 1 Jun 2002, Christy wrote: >
>I just received word from my ob that I have tested positive for a past
>infection of fifths disease (parvovirus) but have found no recent
>infection. I was exposed to someone in my office who did have the
>fifths disease infection during the first few weeks of being pregnant
>and my ob didn't feel it necessary to run a blood test at that time.
>During my second trimester (I was 15 weeks along) I requested the test
>be done and the results were as I listed above.
>
>My question is - had I taken the blood test earlier on in my pregnancy
>and it came back positive, what would have been the next step? Although
>I do not have a recent infection, could the past infection harm my
>unborn child?? Do I need to get a second opinion on this from another ob
>in the office? Should I be requesting any follow up testing? (bloodwork
>later in the pregnancy, ultrasounds, amnio, etc.) I am very concerned
>that I have had a past infection without knowing it and what harm that
>could have done to my unborn baby.
>
>Any and all advice from the doctors on this list would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Thank you for you time
>
>--
>Christy
>

Christy

The test shows you have immunity to fifths. No further testing or evaluation is necessary in this area.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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