Re: Past infection of Fifths Disease, currently pregnant

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I went through this in my last pregnancy- a close friend contracted Fifth's when I was about 28 weeks along. All your results mean is that you are immune to the virus. You may have had it at 3 years old, or two years ago, but as long as your blood test shows no recent infection, you can rest assured that your immunity was acquired long ago, and poses no risk at all to your baby. It would be more concenrening if your test indicated a recent infection, but if the titers didn't show it, then you shouldn't worry about it any further. There is absolutely no need for further testing. There are two viral counts docs look for- one shows past exposure/immunity, and the other shows recent infection. With a past immunity, serologically proven, you're all set.

Hope that helps. Jessica

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
>

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