cmv

Dear Doctor. I do hope that you may be able to advise me. I read hebrew so any welcomed advice can be written in Hebrew. Three months ago I had to terminate a pregnancy because of cmv. I was 16 weeks pregnant. The igG was 11.57, IgM positive AND the avidity 0.60. This appeared to be my first infection as two years previously during my first pregnancy I was negative both for the infection AND for the antibodies. I was devestated to have to end the pregnancy AND waited as patiently as I could until now to see encouraging results. The results of yesterday are IgG 12.90, IgM positive. I am awaiting now the avidity result. What concerns me is that the doctors told me that cmv is only dangerous if contracted during pregnancy, am I still at risk of passing this infection to the foetus if I were to become pregnant again, do I have to wait for the IgM to be negative? What does the avidity need to be now to ensure safety, does it need to be 1? Hope you can advise, thank you in advance, Gili

Dear Doctor Halperin. Thank you for your swift reply. The reason that the doctor wanted me to check the avidity was to see if had risen from when I had to stop the pregnancy which was 0.60. Does a rise in the avidity not suggest that the infection is no longer harmful AND thererfore safe to start a new pregnancy? Thank you in advance, Gili