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A member asked:
Hello i have an indoor cat, should i take a toxoplasmosis test before deciding to get pregnant? bcz a doc told m i shld b pg to take it
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Follow your Docs adv: Follow your doctor's advice. It is not customary to test all women who own an indoor cat before they become pregnant. You did not indicate you have any reason to believe you currently have an infection. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/pregnant.html
Answered 8/8/2014
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