title: HSV serologic testing for pregnant women: willingness to be tested and factors affecting testing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate pregnant women's willingness to undergo HSV type-specific serologic testing and factors affecting willingness in an obstetrics/gynecology ambulatory unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  At prenatal Visit 1, pregnant women (n = 303) with no history of HSV-2 were tested for HSV-1/HSV-2 before and after they received counseling on genital and neonatal herpes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both the Unwilling Subgroup and the group that changed from being willing to being unwilling, the most common reasons for choosing not to be tested were not being at risk for genital herpes, being tested is too personal, and concern about what will be done with the results. Of the 134 participants in the Willing/Tested Subgroup, 27 (20%) were HSV-2 seropositive and 81 (60%) were HSV-1 seropositive. Conclusions. These results support the feasibility of HSV serologic testing and counseling in pregnant women.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8091, USA. dbaker@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Baker
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Pressley
authors: Lillian
authors: L
authors: Meek
authors: Reinaldo
authors: R
authors: Figueroa
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Yates
authors: Lynn
authors: L
authors: Dix
references: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Dec;191(6):2074-84
references: 15592294
references: Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;16(4):271-81
references: 16210107
references: N Engl J Med. 1997 Oct 16;337(16):1105-11
references: 9329932
references: Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;106(4):845-56
references: 16199646
references: Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Sep;34(9):704-8
references: 17413535
references: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb;192(2):483-8
references: 15695991
references: Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun;109(6):1489-98
references: 17569194
references: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Aug;183(2):400-6
references: 10942477
references: Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Apr;87(4):483-8
references: 8602295
references: JAMA. 2006 Aug 23;296(8):964-73
references: 16926356
references: Herpes. 2004 Aug;11 Suppl 3:175A-186A
references: 15319088
references: Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Jan;17(1):1-13
references: 14726453
references: Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;108(5):1247-53
references: 17077252
references: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jan;196(1):43.e1-6
references: 17240228
references: Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1997 Mar;104(3):347-9
references: 9091014
references: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2003 Oct;43(5):351-3
references: 14717310
references: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;193(6):1887-8
references: 16325587
references: Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;110(6):1364-70
references: 18055733
references: Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2005 Jun;3(3):385-92
references: 15954855
references: Sex Transm Infect. 2002 Dec;78(6):425-9
references: 12473803
references: Herpes. 2002 Jul;9(2):46-7
references: 12106511
references: Rev Med Virol. 2000 May-Jun;10(3):141-4
references: 10815025
references: Herpes. 2002 Jul;9(2):48-50
references: 12106512