Pregnancy infection with Toxoplasma gondii, when is the check-up needed.

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

If congenital infection occurs during the first three months of pregnancy, approximately 40% of fetuses may suffer severe damage, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal disease, or birth defects involving the eyes, brain, or liver, such as retinal chorioretinitis, cataracts, intracranial calcification, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, intellectual disability, jaundice, and hepatosplenomegaly. Infections occurring during the last three months of pregnancy are less severe, with fewer than 3% of cases being serious.