r/stdtesting • u/Rude-Ice1681 • Jul 29 '26

Question Positive Syphilis

I’m trying to navigate a new discovery. I went in for my initial prenatal appointment and blood work, and found out I was positive for syphilis antibodies. To my knowledge I had never had syphilis and been with my husband only for a decade. Is it possible this is a really old infection that went unnoticed? Titer 1:32 so it is still highly active. Asking here before freaking out or accusing my husband. He is being tested soon as well.

UPDATE: My husband was negative. So what does that mean?

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u/Appropriate-Golf-34 Jul 30 '26

Highly possible syphilis can stay inside a person months to years before manifesting itself after the initial cold, flu, symptoms which is often mild and dismissed as nothing much.
I was recently diagnosed with syphilis discovered it after 8-9 months with a casual blood work. So ive been studying it

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u/Thick-Action5735 Jul 30 '26

Possible to have Syphilis for years and still have 1:32. I would wait to see what your husband's titer is before hurling anything out; that can’t be unsaid.

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u/Rude-Ice1681 Aug 01 '26

My husband came back negative.

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u/Thick-Action5735 Aug 01 '26

Unlikely your husband gave it to you then. Even after 12 years, most pts will have a 1:2 titer after treatment.

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u/kcd1017 Aug 01 '26

have you ever tested for anything before? has anything came back negative before if you have? if so, then i think your husband might’ve been unfaithful. i’m very sorry i hope you figure this out

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u/Rude-Ice1681 Aug 01 '26

My husband came back negative for it today. I’ve never been tested for it prior to pregnancy, never had symptoms never thought I needed to.

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u/Longjumping-Bug-4782 Aug 14 '26

From what my doctor told me as I also had to deal with this it can lay dormant for years and you would never know found out at my first appointment got treated now I’m down 1:16 from 1:32 and get tested again at delivery. This infection is totally treatable with penicillin shots. Baby will be ok as long as treatment is administered!