Re: Gonorrhea
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 07:39:20 -0600 (CST)
Wait for the repeat test results.
At Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Anonymous wrote:
>
>I'm married and monogamous for the past 8-10 years. In 1997, neg.
>prenatal Gonorrhea test as well as 1999. Now, am pregnant for 3rd time
>and prenatal test showed positive. Am devastated and awaiting repeat
>test, hoping for false positive.
>
>Was having scant pink-brown discharge when first test was taken and I've
>always had discharge early in my pregnancies. I read somewhere that if
>there was >5% blood in specimen, could produce false positive (hoping
>this is my situation).
>
>No symptoms for my husband/myself. Trust my husband 100%.
>
>Could previous cultures w/other pregnancies been false negatives? Doctor
>and phone call I made to the CDC both say that if I have had this for
>8-10 years, I'd be definately sick and probably infertile and if this is
>positive, it is most likely recent infection. Could this be a false
>positive?
>
>Since mid pregnancy in 1999, I've had unexplained body pains. Been
>tested for HSV via blood IGG and IGM and seen neurologists,
>rheumatologists, etc. and settled on diagnosis fibromyalgia. Could I
>have had gonorrhea for the past 8-10 years, in spite of the negative
>previous cultures, and has progressed to what I have seen on the
>internet as blood infection/arthritis.
>
>Also, w/both pregnancies have had preterm labor w/one birth occuring at
>28 weeks, no reason ever found, just "irritable uterus". I've read a
>lot about PID being caused by gonorrhea and have had many transvaginal
>ultrasounds and no-one ever said I had scarring, etc.
>
>My doctor gave me the routine antibiotic for myself and my husband but I
>am so certain that this has to be error, I and my husband are refusing
>to take.
>
>Please respond ASAP, my life, my marriage and my unborn baby are hanging
>in the balance.
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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