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12weeks pregnat got measles
Doc im 12 weeks pregnat and i had german measles... and igot my rubella test my rubella igg is positive and igm is negative... what happen now to my unborn baby?its she/he ok?
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The major complication of rubella is its teratogenic effects when pregnant women contract the disease, especially in the early weeks of gestation. The virus can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta and is capable of causing serious congenital defects, abortions, and stillbirth. If a pregnant woman is not immune to rubella and catches it during the first 5 months of pregnancy, she usually passes the disease on to her fetus. If the fetus gets rubella during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, the baby will likely be born with many problems. The most common are eye problems, hearing problems and heart damage. If the fetus gets rubella between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, problems are usually milder. If the fetus gets rubella after 20 weeks of pregnancy, there are usually no problems. Since you had rubella in the past only, and right now IGM test for rubella is negative that means you don't have it right now, so you need not to worry, you only have antibodies for rubella which will in fact help you in case you get rubella in whole life. So don't worry just get your ultrasounds timely done and follow up your gynecologist. Tc
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