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Re: ABO incompatability

From: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 08:10:19 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 28 Oct 1999, JHC wrote: >
>As I am typing this message, I wonder if I should be asking this of a
>Pediatric forum.... but here goes anyway. I am going to undergo IVF
>next month, and will be using donor eggs (again). My husband is blood
>type A-, the donor of the eggs is either A- or O-, and I am O+. The
>last time I did this, using the same donor (was not documented at the
>time of egg retrieval), my son was born with an ABO incompatability
>(positive Coombs). It did not present a big problem, other than having
>to be under phototherapy for about a week. I know that ABO
>incompatability is not as serious as a missed Rh incompatability, but is
>this something I should worry about? I am sure over the next few weeks I
>will find a multitude of things to worry about.
>
>Regards,
>JHC

Hi JHC: If the donor is type A then your chances of having an A baby is quite high, but I don't think that *necessarily* means ABO incompatibility. If the donor is type O then your chances of an A baby may be a little lower. I'm kind of curious, don't they type the donor?

Chris S.





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