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What Does Toxoplasma IGG Positive And Toxoplasma IGM Equivocal Mean?

Hi im on my 11 wks pregnant,i had shot of mmr last dec.4,2013..my lmp was last dec.19,2013..when i go to my ob i told her the story,she advised tests such as toxoplasma igm and rubelle igm..the result were as follows toxoplasma igg positive,toxoplasma igm equivocal,rubelle igm no result yet,but my rubelle igg was positive.
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,     
I am Dr Nilajkumar a consultant gynecologist and I will be helping you in your queries.

The result mean that you had rubella infection in the past. Rubella is a virus similar to the measles virus and toxoplasma is a parasite transmitted from animals mostly cats. All the above tested organism cause an abortion or anomalies in the baby if the infection is active. An IgM means and active infection whereas and IgG means an old infection not active.
Your toxoplasma Ig M is equivocal, means that it is not clear if the infection is active or not. In this case a repeat test after 2-7 days will be helpful.

So just get a repeat test done. Meanwhile if Ig M titres are more than 3 then keep a watch on the baby and get an anomaly scan done at 20 weeks to rule out any anomalies. Your doctor will guide you about this. Also drugs like spiramycin may be needed in case of active infection.

Hope this was helpful.
Feel free to ask any further queries and I will be happy to help.
Thanks for using HCM.
Have a good day.
Dr Nilajkumar Bagde          
Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology
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What Does Toxoplasma IGG Positive And Toxoplasma IGM Equivocal Mean?

Hello and welcome to HCM, I am Dr Nilajkumar a consultant gynecologist and I will be helping you in your queries. The result mean that you had rubella infection in the past. Rubella is a virus similar to the measles virus and toxoplasma is a parasite transmitted from animals mostly cats. All the above tested organism cause an abortion or anomalies in the baby if the infection is active. An IgM means and active infection whereas and IgG means an old infection not active. Your toxoplasma Ig M is equivocal, means that it is not clear if the infection is active or not. In this case a repeat test after 2-7 days will be helpful. So just get a repeat test done. Meanwhile if Ig M titres are more than 3 then keep a watch on the baby and get an anomaly scan done at 20 weeks to rule out any anomalies. Your doctor will guide you about this. Also drugs like spiramycin may be needed in case of active infection. Hope this was helpful. Feel free to ask any further queries and I will be happy to help. Thanks for using HCM. Have a good day. Dr Nilajkumar Bagde Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology