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Blood work Sep 20, 2001 Why would your doctor have you getting bloodwork that reads. FTA-ABS-IgG or FTA-ABS-IGM. What does it mean? |
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Response from Dr. Feinberg
 An FTA-ABS is a blood test for syphilis. IgM looks for recent infection and IgG looks for longer-standing, established infection. Sometimes syphilis can be associated with a wide range of symptoms and problems that people do not usually associate with an STD. Since syphilis is readily treated with antibiotics, it's a good idea to know whether someone is infected or not. |
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